It will be more difficult to find a Canon negative scanner as opposed to Canon all-in-one scanner which also scans negatives and slides. There are not many models of dedicated negative scanners produced by Canon; the trend is towards having scanners which are designed for the scanning of documents as well as negatives.
Going on the Canon website, or other sale sites, it is not possible to find dedicated Canon negative scanners. There has been a trend towards very specific flatbed scanners as opposed to negative film scanners. They have dropped their 4000FS film scanner and introduced the 9950F in place of it. The 4000FS was designed to scan mounted 35 mm slides (up to 4 at a time) and 35 mm negatives. The color dpi resolution was 4000 and there was no provision for scanning uncut rolls of 35 mm film. The specific flatbed scanners have more functions and are more technologically advanced which is why they have taken over the market from negative scanners.
Most Canon scanners are enabled with unique software and essential functions which are useful when scanning negatives and slides. For instance the Canon CanoScan 8800F has high luminance white LED lights which means that there is no warm-up time required and you can start scanning immediately. It also has the option of allowing you to batch scan up to twelve 35 mm frames (negatives/positives), or up to four 35 mm slides (either positives or negatives) or six 22 cm film strips (120 roll film). With its sophisticated FARE in-built re-touching technology, it is also possible to digitally remove dust, scratches and other imperfections from old slides and negatives. This FARE technology would have also been found in a Canon negative film scanner, but would not have been as sophisticated.
Different scanner models come with different specifications. The Canon CanoScan 5600F has the same retouching technology as the 8800F and the same high luminance white LED source, but it different batch scan specifications. It allows up to six 35 mm frames or four 35 mm slides to be scanned simultaneously. It has the same high color dpi resolution of 4800 x 9600 as the 8800F and still costs less, costing about $150 while the 8800F goes for $200.
There are higher end models available. The CanoScan 9000F has a maximum film scanning resolution of 9600 x 9600 dpi. This means that the quality of the finished product is very good with sharp details. It has the same built in FARE 3.0 retouching technology and no warm up time. The higher color resolution will be main reason why it retails at a higher price of $250.
It is quite difficult to find models of Canon negative slide scanners on the internet or electronics and computer stores. Flatbed scanners which also allow film and slide scanning are more easily available.
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