Re: Digital Negative Drum Scans and costs
Beakman (beakman@netcom.com)
Wed, 13 May 1998 09:41:06 -0700 (PDT)
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> I am curious what kind of specific prices people are getting for Drum
> Scans for making digital negatives. I have a place here in Santa Barbara
> that charges 0-35 MB $48.00, 35-70MB $68 and 70-105MB $88.00. The
> imagesetter proofs are for an 18x24 inch sheet of film $37.00. Are these
> numbers high, medium or low? What kind of numbers are other people getting
> and does the price vary on account of the type of drum scanner or
> imagesetter used?
You should be able to get a drum scan for a little less. The price for
the imagesetter output is not bad. When I was looking around for prices
I was quoted (for a 16x20) everything from $19 to $100 for the film
output. In general, you should be able to find something in the $30-$35
range.
David