35mm slides to disk?
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I have several hundred and a lot of them aren't worth printing, although I can send images off to family or such.
I thinki it would be a whole lot cheaper and easier to have it done that way rather than trying to look at each slide and decide if its worth printing.
I thinki it would be a whole lot cheaper and easier to have it done that way rather than trying to look at each slide and decide if its worth printing.
AZjeff
$50 Site Donor 2023
Don't throw those slides away. They'll still be here in 100 years, the disk won't.
You can try one of these services:
WalMart Slides to Digital Service
WalGreens Photo Service
However, for hundreds of photos, it might be more economical to buy this converter and do it yourself:
Kodak Slide N Scan
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I've done the DSLR with genuine macro lens route and it's way better than anything else I've seen. But it takes TIME.
But here's an idea, get a Carousel slide projector from Goodwill or wherever for a few bucks, invite the family over, and roll video (and audio) of them talking about the slides as they happen. THAT will be a riot to play back in 30 years.
Digital is a good storage medium if you follow the 3-2-1 rule, three copies in two different places.
But here's an idea, get a Carousel slide projector from Goodwill or wherever for a few bucks, invite the family over, and roll video (and audio) of them talking about the slides as they happen. THAT will be a riot to play back in 30 years.
Digital is a good storage medium if you follow the 3-2-1 rule, three copies in two different places.
I went the flatbed scanner route when I processed a couple hundred family slides a while back. It takes time, but you do 5 at one go and the results are very good.
Not at home, but I believe I bought an Epson, but can't remember the model offhand. You have to make sure that you get one specifically for slides that has a backlit lid. I think I picked it up for around $150, and I can also scan negatives and convert those to positive pictures in their software.
Here's one of the scans that I've compressed and uploaded to google photos, so it isn't the full resolution that I scanned them at, but it is plenty fine for the web.
One of the biggest things with doing slides is dust. Even the smallest speck will show up.
Not at home, but I believe I bought an Epson, but can't remember the model offhand. You have to make sure that you get one specifically for slides that has a backlit lid. I think I picked it up for around $150, and I can also scan negatives and convert those to positive pictures in their software.
Here's one of the scans that I've compressed and uploaded to google photos, so it isn't the full resolution that I scanned them at, but it is plenty fine for the web.
One of the biggest things with doing slides is dust. Even the smallest speck will show up.
Epson V550 is the model I have, although it is 7 years old now. I'm sure they have an updated version:
https://epson.com/Certified-ReNew/Scanners/Epson-Perfection-V550-Photo-Color-Scanner/p/B11B210201
https://epson.com/Certified-ReNew/Scanners/Epson-Perfection-V550-Photo-Color-Scanner/p/B11B210201
Elkins45
Site Donor 2026
If you own a digital camera with a threaded ring around the lens, or a DSLR with a macro lens then a slide duplicator attachment is a good method.
For $18 I would absolutely give this a try. You can always return it if you don’t like it, but most cell phone cameras are very capable of giving you a quality image, and you could shuffle slides in and out if the holder pretty quickly.
https://www.amazon.com/Negative-Con...=dslr+slide+duplicator&qid=1766624070&sr=8-11
For $18 I would absolutely give this a try. You can always return it if you don’t like it, but most cell phone cameras are very capable of giving you a quality image, and you could shuffle slides in and out if the holder pretty quickly.
https://www.amazon.com/Negative-Con...=dslr+slide+duplicator&qid=1766624070&sr=8-11
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I personally have never used them, but if you wanted to have it professionally done for you, you might look into "Legacy Box".
https://legacybox.com/
Ed
https://legacybox.com/
Ed
Believe it or not, this may be good enough!!! The resolution of the iPhone is stunningly good.
Thats great resolution, about as good as I could ever want. What sort of flatbed scanner is appropriate for 35mm slides?
LOL, neither will I or anyone I know
The Epson V550 is the one I have, but it is several years old at this point. I believe the V600 replaced it, but from the looks of a quick Google, they are getting hard to find. Likely not a lot of market for scanning slides and negatives these days. You might be able to find them as 'refurbished' models. The one I bought was a 'Certified Refurbished' model and it has been perfect.
After looking around, it looks like what is being offered these days is quite expensive even for refurbished models. You might be reduced to getting one of the slide scanning models. Those look to still be around $100, but not near as flexible as the flat beds for doing different forms of film media.
Kestas
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I scanned all my slides with an Epson V600, which I got 5 years ago. It also does negatives.
Japanese
$50 site donor 2026
These are hard to find already. They are very expensive on Amazon and don't have a price on Epson website, only software and drivers.
What would be a good and relatively Canon macro lens and what is the technique to shoot slides or negative with it?
Thank you.
It’s probably worth a discussion . Should you have a record of what you saw in your life saved somewhere in the Cloud? Your boxes of slides will be chucked when you leave this world. Baby boomers are the first generation to have their entire life chronicled in photos.
Japanese
$50 site donor 2026
Is there anybody who can post images scanned with the Kodak scanner?
I didn't know Kodak still make photo equipment. Also that scanner looks like a kids toy. However it say that scans negatives and slides at 22MP.