From: Cats on
On Dec 4, 12:50 am, Discoduck <fornewsgro...(a)shaw.ca> wrote:
> x-no-archive:
> I am cleaning house and would like to throw out my negatives (colour
> and B&W). Can I scan my negatives, so that should I need to print
> them again, the quality will be still be good? I'm reluctant to buy a
> new scanner since I'm speaking of 50 or 60 negatives.
> My scanner is an Agfa SnapScan E52http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Agfa-SnapScan-E52
>
> Maximum resolution:
> - optical: 1200 ppi horizontal x 2400 ppi vertical
> - through interpolation: 9600 ppi horizontal x 9600 ppi vertical
> - Internal sample depth: 16 bits for gray, 48 bits for color

Even if you are talking 50 or 60 films don't throw them out. Scan
them by all means, but keep the originals. So long as you store them
correctly (dark & dry) they will still be there when your hard disk
toasts itself.