Oh nice!!! Just got myself a Minolta Vectis S1 APS-SLR last year and it is so much fun shooting with it! Film is avaliable on Ebay and usually works very well when overexposed cause the format only started in 1996, so the film isn´t expired so long. The difficulty today is finding a lab that is competent enough to not only process the film, but can also fully handle the IX information exchange system beyond the C-H-P print formats. But there are still quite a fiew labs around that can do that!
I’we developed a method to get the film out of the canister and into a dev. tank inside a changing bag. I develop C41 as stand development at room temperature. Last bit that i haven’t solved is getting it back into the canister and ready for scanning in my Canon FS4000 scanner that can scan a whole roll directly from the canister, even doing it pretty fast and automated using Vuescan software. The results are pretty decent, and if you consider people that use half frame cameras, this is not very different format wise, I think it’s worth giving APS a chance. By the way, black and white was also produced in APS format but in small quantities. I have only once found some expired rolls.
I should point out that when I developed my Advantix photos, the CDs that came with them gave me a resolution of 1536x864, which is roughly half the resolution offered by this device. So saying the device give us low resolution doesn't give it enough credit. I should also point out that my CDs delivered the photo with a 16/9 resolution, while the three choices offered all use a 7/4 resolution, which, at 1.75, is not quite the 16/9 resolution of 1.77778.
This may appear to be a dumb question, but I can't see how the Advantix film drive is connected to the computer. And I can see an envelope marked "Software." Is this a disk that needs to be connected to a computer? I have a new Dell Inspiron; it accepts flash drives but not disks. The reason I am asking these questions is that I was very active using APS film and have at least a hundred APS cartridges. Most were accompanied by prints that can be scanned, of course, and some, but not all, particularly towards the end of the APS phenomenon, were accompanied by a disk. But I would still like to scan the film itself. Thanks!
Hi, not a dumb question at all. Unfortunately this scanner doesn’t work with new computers. The drivers only work on windows 95 or 98. It connects via the parallel port and is rather temperamental. I have an old Windows 98 computer that I’m using to run the scanner. It’s a fairly tedious process.
This is a high-res scanner; this format of the film is restricted. 120 film will be the best bet for quality images. But in the 90s, it would cost 10k to have Mayima 645 camera kit.
Anyway I could get one of these working with a late 2015 iMac? Got loads of aps that I'd love to digitise in the best possible way and am torn between trying myself or giving to a specialist.
The scanner does work on Window 98 if you have the upgrade from Kodak. It will not work on Windows XP or on any Printer to USB conversion, but it is only APS scanner I have used that offers the index print function. It also reads APS films that other adapters (Canon/Nikon) fail to do. So if you find one, buy it! The 1800 dpi resolution is entirely reasonable.
Hi Paul, do you have a copy of the windows 98 driver? If so can you please share it with me? I can’t find a copy of the 98 driver online anywhere. I’d like to use it and also preserve it for anyone else who might need it in the future...
@@maxpiantoni I didn't find a WIN98 driver after all, but I installed the FD300 today on a old IBM Thinkpad with WIN 98 and it works. With the same driver you uploaded, mine required a serial# too.... It's sloooow.... but the results are quite good as you wrote above.👍😃
@paul osullivan - do you by any chanche have the KODAK WIN98 upgrade available? I would be interested too, even if the old driver seems to work with WIN98 too.
Here you go: archive.org/details/fd300v11 . Let me know if you have any issues - I just copied the contents of the CD into a zip file. Also even though your software is older, it would be great if you could upload that too. Because the older versions aren’t online anywhere either.
I tried to install the software you provide on my Windows 7 PC but it says it does not support Windows NT and stops the installation. Can you help please?
Yes, I didn't mention that step in my explanation at the start. After you shot the roll of film you'd take it to the lab, they'd develop it, print it, and roll it back into the cartridge for you. You'd get an index print and the cartridge back so you could easily have additional prints made later if you wanted.
Watch Part 2 here: ua-cam.com/video/16jT2QRbaQg/v-deo.html
Including a link to download the version 2.0 drivers and batch scanning software.
Oh nice!!! Just got myself a Minolta Vectis S1 APS-SLR last year and it is so much fun shooting with it! Film is avaliable on Ebay and usually works very well when overexposed cause the format only started in 1996, so the film isn´t expired so long. The difficulty today is finding a lab that is competent enough to not only process the film, but can also fully handle the IX information exchange system beyond the C-H-P print formats. But there are still quite a fiew labs around that can do that!
I bought that camera when it was new.
Wish there was another one of these machines for sale!
I’we developed a method to get the film out of the canister and into a dev. tank inside a changing bag. I develop C41 as stand development at room temperature. Last bit that i haven’t solved is getting it back into the canister and ready for scanning in my Canon FS4000 scanner that can scan a whole roll directly from the canister, even doing it pretty fast and automated using Vuescan software. The results are pretty decent, and if you consider people that use half frame cameras, this is not very different format wise, I think it’s worth giving APS a chance.
By the way, black and white was also produced in APS format but in small quantities. I have only once found some expired rolls.
Yewsterday I saw a video here on YT that showed exactly that. So try searching for that.
Thankyou for this video
found a roll in the basement of my house i bought and i dunno where to process this at, cant find a scanner online
I should point out that when I developed my Advantix photos, the CDs that came with them gave me a resolution of 1536x864, which is roughly half the resolution offered by this device. So saying the device give us low resolution doesn't give it enough credit. I should also point out that my CDs delivered the photo with a 16/9 resolution, while the three choices offered all use a 7/4 resolution, which, at 1.75, is not quite the 16/9 resolution of 1.77778.
This may appear to be a dumb question, but I can't see how the Advantix film drive is connected to the computer. And I can see an envelope marked "Software." Is this a disk that needs to be connected to a computer? I have a new Dell Inspiron; it accepts flash drives but not disks. The reason I am asking these questions is that I was very active using APS film and have at least a hundred APS cartridges. Most were accompanied by prints that can be scanned, of course, and some, but not all, particularly towards the end of the APS phenomenon, were accompanied by a disk. But I would still like to scan the film itself. Thanks!
Hi, not a dumb question at all. Unfortunately this scanner doesn’t work with new computers. The drivers only work on windows 95 or 98. It connects via the parallel port and is rather temperamental. I have an old Windows 98 computer that I’m using to run the scanner. It’s a fairly tedious process.
Nice!👍🏼
Can I send you my film!? 😭
This is a high-res scanner; this format of the film is restricted. 120 film will be the best bet for quality images. But in the 90s, it would cost 10k to have Mayima 645 camera kit.
I was looking to buy a FD300 but can't find any. can you sell yours or tell me were to buy one?
This was my worst film camera due to developing costs.
I am a photo lab specialist...That’s normal for the film to sound that way coming in and out of the canister....
You know you can just open the lid with a screwdriver and then roll the film out with an other screwdriver in the spidle?
@@ivar_oslo-hr3mc we know
Anyway I could get one of these working with a late 2015 iMac? Got loads of aps that I'd love to digitise in the best possible way and am torn between trying myself or giving to a specialist.
No this scanner won’t work on a computer that modern. It will only work on windows 95 or on windows 98 (if you can find the updated drivers).
The scanner does work on Window 98 if you have the upgrade from Kodak. It will not work on Windows XP or on any Printer to USB conversion, but it is only APS scanner I have used that offers the index print function. It also reads APS films that other adapters (Canon/Nikon) fail to do. So if you find one, buy it! The 1800 dpi resolution is entirely reasonable.
Hi Paul, do you have a copy of the windows 98 driver? If so can you please share it with me? I can’t find a copy of the 98 driver online anywhere. I’d like to use it and also preserve it for anyone else who might need it in the future...
@@maxpiantoni I didn't find a WIN98 driver after all, but I installed the FD300 today on a old IBM Thinkpad with WIN 98 and it works. With the same driver you uploaded, mine required a serial# too.... It's sloooow.... but the results are quite good as you wrote above.👍😃
@paul osullivan - do you by any chanche have the KODAK WIN98 upgrade available?
I would be interested too, even if the old driver seems to work with WIN98 too.
@@cageycretins yes i do send location where it can go
@@cageycretins
Yes how can i get it to you
I purchased Kodak FD300 online but it has older software than you show. Could you share the install files?
Here you go: archive.org/details/fd300v11 . Let me know if you have any issues - I just copied the contents of the CD into a zip file. Also even though your software is older, it would be great if you could upload that too. Because the older versions aren’t online anywhere either.
I tried to install the software you provide on my Windows 7 PC but it says it does not support Windows NT and stops the installation. Can you help please?
Hey Debbie, the software is very old and only works on Windows 95 and 98
Does this extract the data from the magnetic strip?
Unfortunately not
Do you need to develop this film? Because otherwise APS starts to sound very interesting!
Yes, I didn't mention that step in my explanation at the start. After you shot the roll of film you'd take it to the lab, they'd develop it, print it, and roll it back into the cartridge for you. You'd get an index print and the cartridge back so you could easily have additional prints made later if you wanted.