Best way to convert film negatives into digital format?

I wish to scan negatives into digital format - I don't want to have to take them to a store to do it however - mainly because I am shooting with a toy camera onto 35mm film and the image gets cropped when I take it to a shop. What sort of scanners are out there that would be suitable?

If you want the best, a drum scanner is just that - however it cost more. Epson has a good scanner in the 4490, which is a flat bed scanner, for about $200 or less.

You can get one of the best ... Nikon and Minolta make them for under $600 or try this link.

http://www.scanace.com/en/product/1800u....

Get a dedicated film scanner for best results.

Short of that, some flat bed scanners come with a transparency adapter or other capability for scanning transparencies. These will be much cheaper than a dedicated film scanner, but the quality isn't as good. They might do pretty well for B/W images, though.

Of course, a dedicated film scanner - I've used the Nikons a lot - would be best.

But I've been very pleased with the output from my Epson 2400, which cost less than $150 a couple of year back.