Tango Drum Scans
The best prints possible from film start with the best scans available anywhere.
Watch the videoGarbage in, garbage out. How can you make a great print with a mediocre scan of your film?
Great scans come from a fusion of experience and hardware. Our Scanning Technicians have mastered the process of scanning film with our Tango Drum Scanners over the last 20 years. Our film scans have been the foundation for dozens of fine art books, thousands of Exhibition Prints made by our Master Printmakers, and used by thousands of artists preparing their own files.
- Our hardware is the legendary Heidelberg Tango Drum Scanner, which can scan film beyond grain level
- Each film scan is captured in a 48 bit Silverfast HDR file that is then processed by our Scan Techs to make a final, high res, 16bit TIFF file.
- Every film scan is individually adjusted because no two pieces of film are the same
- Color, B&W, Neg, Chrome, pyro, 35mm, 120, 4x5, 8x10, 11x14, 6x17, and prints, if it can fit on our drum, we've probably scanned it
- Read our Film Scanning Fact Sheet for complete technical details
Ordering Drum Scans
Drum Scans are fulfilled through our location in Oakhurst, California. To order, fill out the order form below and include it with your film.
Step 2: Send the Order Form with your film to:
40120 HWY 49
Suite C
Oakhurst, CA 93644
Turnaround time for Tango Drum Scans is approximately 5 business days from the date the film is received.
16 bit Scan Pricing
For size recommendations and other technical details, read our Film Scanning Fact Sheet. Please contact us with any further pricing or file size questions.
| Film Format | Scanned File Size RGB 16bit |
Scan Resolution (dpi) | Approx. Print Size @ 300ppi Without Interpolation |
Approx. Megapixels | Approx. Pixel Dimensions @ Original Scan Size |
Price Per Scan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35mm | 1 Scan | 2-10 | 11-20 | 21+ | ||||||
| 35mm | S | 100MB | 3600 | 11"x17" | 17.4 MP | 5102 x 3402 | $34.95 | $31.46 | $29.71 | $27.96 |
| 35mm | M | 200MB | 5250 | 16"x24" | 36.9 MP | 7441 x 4961 | $49.95 | $44.96 | $42.46 | $39.96 |
| 35mm | L | 400MB | 7250 | 24"x36" | 70.4 MP | 10276 x 6850 | $64.95 | $58.46 | $55.21 | $51.96 |
| 120 | 1 Scan | 2-10 | 11-20 | 21+ | ||||||
| 645 | S | 200MB | 2900 | 17"x22" | 35.2 MP | 6850 x 5138 | $49.95 | $44.96 | $42.46 | $39.96 |
| 645 | M | 400MB | 4200 | 24"x32" | 73.8 MP | 9921 x 7441 | $64.95 | $58.46 | $55.21 | $51.96 |
| 645 | L | 600MB | 5250 | 30"x40" | 115.4 MP | 12402 x 9301 | $79.95 | $71.96 | $67.96 | $63.96 |
| 6x6 | S | 400MB | 3600 | 28"x28" | 72.3 MP | 8504 x 8504 | $64.95 | $58.46 | $55.21 | $51.96 |
| 6x6 | M | 600MB | 4400 | 36"x36" | 108 MP | 10394 x 10394 | $79.95 | $71.96 | $67.96 | $63.96 |
| 6x6 | L | 800MB | 5250 | 40"x40" | 153.8 MP | 12402 x 12402 | $99.95 | $89.96 | $84.96 | $79.96 |
| 6x7 | S | 400MB | 3400 | 26"x30" | 75.3 MP | 9370 x 8031 | $64.95 | $58.46 | $55.21 | $51.96 |
| 6x7 | M | 600MB | 4100 | 32.5"x38" | 109.4 MP | 11299 x 9685 | $79.95 | $71.96 | $67.96 | $63.96 |
| 6x7 | L | 1GB | 5250 | 41"x48" | 179.4 MP | 14469 x 12402 | $119.95 | $107.96 | $101.96 | $95.96 |
| 6x17 | S | 400MB | 2100 | 16"x46" | 69.7 MP | 14055 x 4961 | $64.95 | $58.46 | $55.21 | $51.96 |
| 6x17 | M | 600MB | 2600 | 20"x58" | 106.9 MP | 17402 x 6142 | $79.95 | $71.96 | $67.96 | $63.96 |
| 6x17 | L | 1GB | 3500 | 28"x78" | 193.7 MP | 23425 x 8268 | $119.95 | $107.96 | $101.96 | $95.96 |
| Large Format | 1 Scan | 2-10 | 11-20 | 21+ | ||||||
| 4x5 | S | 400MB | 2050 | 28"x35" | 84.1 MP | 10250 x 8200 | $64.95 | $58.46 | $55.21 | $51.96 |
| 4x5 | M | 600MB | 2450 | 32"x40" | 120.1 MP | 12250 x 9800 | $79.95 | $71.96 | $67.96 | $63.96 |
| 4x5 | L | 1GB | 3100 | 48"x60" | 192.2 MP | 15500 x 12400 | $119.95 | $107.96 | $101.96 | $95.96 |
| 8x10 | S | 600MB | 1200 | 32"x40" | 115.2 MP | 12000 x 9600 | $79.95 | $71.96 | $67.96 | $63.96 |
| 8x10 | M | 1GB | 1650 | 44"x55" | 217.8 MP | 16500 x 13200 | $119.95 | $107.96 | $101.96 | $95.96 |
| 8x10 | L | 1.8GB | 2000 | 53"x66" | 320 MP | 20000 x 16000 | $225.00 | $202.50 | $191.25 | $180.00 |