Scanning Kodak 126 film with film/slide scanner

In article <1149868955.701345.25200.TakeThisOut@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>,
eljainc.TakeThisOut@sbcglobal.net wrote:

> My fiancee has a 126 cartridge of undeveloped film. Do they still
> develop this type of film at places like Walmart/Walgreens,etc? We have
> a digital film scanner at work, a Nikon Coolscan LS2000 to be exact. We
> have all of the attachments for negative strip scanning. Can this
> scanner work with these films? I would have to get the film developed
> first right? I am pretty sure you cannot simply take the film right
> from there to the slide scanner.

Mike-

Good luck on finding a place that can handle 126 cartridges! If your
local Walmart/Walgreens won't touch it, try a real photo shop. Even if
they can't handle it, they will probably know where to send it for
processing.

Once you get the negatives, you will find they are 35mm wide, and can be
scanned just as if they were 35mm film. However, the frame is taller than
standard 35mm (which is 24 mm tall), in that there are no sprocket holes
on one side. As I recall, the frame is square rather than rectangular.
Therefore, your scanner may not see the entire frame, and will crop either
the top or bottom (Whichever does not have sprocket holes!).

I have a 126 slide handy that has 1 1/32 inch square image window (26.2
mm), so the frame must be around 28 mm square. Scanned, a negative would
be cropped to about 24 mm X 28 mm, depending on your scanner.

Fred
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Fred McKenzie wrote:
> In article <1149868955.701345.25200 DeleteThis @u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>,
> eljainc DeleteThis @sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
>> My fiancee has a 126 cartridge of undeveloped film. Do they still
>> develop this type of film at places like Walmart/Walgreens,etc? We
>> have a digital film scanner at work, a Nikon Coolscan LS2000 to be
>> exact. We have all of the attachments for negative strip scanning.
>> Can this scanner work with these films? I would have to get the
>> film
>> developed first right? I am pretty sure you cannot simply take the
>> film right from there to the slide scanner.
>
> Mike-
>
> Good luck on finding a place that can handle 126 cartridges! If
> your
> local Walmart/Walgreens won't touch it, try a real photo shop. Even
> if they can't handle it, they will probably know where to send it
> for
> processing.
>
> Once you get the negatives, you will find they are 35mm wide, and
> can
> be scanned just as if they were 35mm film. However, the frame is
> taller than standard 35mm (which is 24 mm tall), in that there are
> no
> sprocket holes on one side. As I recall, the frame is square rather
> than rectangular. Therefore, your scanner may not see the entire
> frame, and will crop either the top or bottom (Whichever does not
> have sprocket holes!).
>
> I have a 126 slide handy that has 1 1/32 inch square image window
> (26.2 mm), so the frame must be around 28 mm square. Scanned, a
> negative would be cropped to about 24 mm X 28 mm, depending on your
> scanner.
>

These were scanned from 126 film, the work done by a HP PhotoSmart
S20. The HP software accommodated the 'reversal' and the size changes
without complaint. The 2500ppi FotoSmart S20 scanner is no longer in
production, but is on eBay for cheap, most times.
http://www.fototime.com/inv/ADA0B155062B12B

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Frank ess
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It depends on the exact film you have, but most of them can still
be processed with available chemistry. You'll probably need a
custom lab to do it though.

eljainc RemoveThis @sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My fiancee has a 126 cartridge of undeveloped film. Do they still
> develop this type of film at places like Walmart/Walgreens,etc? We have
> a digital film scanner at work, a Nikon Coolscan LS2000 to be exact. We
> have all of the attachments for negative strip scanning. Can this
> scanner work with these films? I would have to get the film developed
> first right? I am pretty sure you cannot simply take the film right
> from there to the slide scanner.
>
> Mike McWhinney
>
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On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:41:39 -0400, fmmck.DeleteThis@aol.com (Fred McKenzie) wrote:

>Good luck on finding a place that can handle 126 cartridges!

I use http://www.thecamerashop.com/ for my odd stuff, including ECN II
movie film. They do still show 126 film on their supported list, but
a phone call to make sure can't hurt.

http://www.frugalphotographer.com/catPhotoLab.htm#Photolab%20services
also shows a 126 film to digital service, and still sells 126 film.

A flatbed scanner that handles 35mm should be able to handle 126 as
well.

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