Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Borrow a slide scanner (or a lens or camera body)

I have rented equipment from BorrowLenses and they are great!

Recently they added a film/slide scanner to their list of rental equipment. So if you have a bunch of slides that you want to scan rent a scanner and get hi res images!

OpticFilm 35mm Film Scanner

Rental Includes: USB Cable, 35mm filmstrip holder, Mounted slide holder, 35mm iT8 Target, power adapter, software, soft carrying case. This kit provides everything you need to professionally and efficiently scan all your film for the digital world.


The Plustek OpticFilm 7600i Ai Scanner is a 7200dpi film and mounted slide scanner that uses a white LED as its source which makes images vivid and dimensional. The 7600i Ai scans at 48-bit color making for accurate color, vibrancy and all the subtle detail in highlights and shadows. This machine minimizes noise by using multi-scan passes that are averaged together to cancel out all noise. It has a multi-exposure function to provide improved shadow and highlights details and show the richness and depth of every scan.

SilverFast iSRD (Infrared Smart Removal of Defect) software uses a combination of hardware and software to automatically eliminate minor flaws, such as dust and scratches. This feature can be used in automatic and manual mode.
You can also rent Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus camera bodies, lenses and other equipment. Rent something to try it out before you buy it, or rent that special lens instead of buying it! For example, rent that Canon 600m for a week for just $359. You could rent it twice a year for the next 12 years instead of buying it for $9000!

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