Slide Scanner

[Beemer Steve]

I was wondering if anybody in the DFW area had a slide scanner that they would be willing to loan or rent out i have about 200 slides that i would like to transfer to PC they are about 25 yrs old and some of them are of my younger two wheel days .

[bushwhacker]

These things have gotten pretty inexpensive -

http://www.thewholesalediscountstore.com/Computer-Accessories/Scanner/Rx-Optics-35mm-Film-Negative-p7432476.html

http://stores.channeladvisor.com/Digitalet/items/item.aspx?itemid=2959316

http://www.cameta.com/index.cfm/fa:display.showprod/productid:38163?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=base

[Gilk51]

Here is a thread (http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33934) that was started late last year. I never did finish up on it - I still need to see what a couple other places deliver in terms of quality and cost.

I was given a scanner and it works fairly well but a color correction is needed, preferably automatic. If that happens, it is just the tedious process of loading and scanning and then post processing, if needed.

The main trick is getting a good, clean surface on the slides - both the emulsion side and the glossy side. Compressed air works good for particulant stuff but some kind of non-damaging cleaner is needed for smudges, fingerprints, and other "spots".

This may give me some incentive to get back on it...

[Photojojo]

Most of the flat bed scanners I've bought came with an attachment and were able to scan slides and negatives.

[Brotha J]

Here is a thread (http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33934) that was started late last year. I never did finish up on it - I still need to see what a couple other places deliver in terms of quality and cost.

I was given a scanner and it works fairly well but a color correction is needed, preferably automatic. If that happens, it is just the tedious process of loading and scanning and then post processing, if needed.

The main trick is getting a good, clean surface on the slides - both the emulsion side and the glossy side. Compressed air works good for particulant stuff but some kind of non-damaging cleaner is needed for smudges, fingerprints, and other "spots".

This may give me some incentive to get back on it...

Chuck,

I could "appropriate" a few pairs of lint free gloves from my photo lab and mail them to ya if you want.

[rob-houston]

These things have gotten pretty inexpensive -

http://www.thewholesalediscountstore.com/Computer-Accessories/Scanner/Rx-Optics-35mm-Film-Negative-p7432476.html

http://stores.channeladvisor.com/Digitalet/items/item.aspx?itemid=2959316

http://www.cameta.com/index.cfm/fa:display.showprod/productid:38163?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=base

Good response as usual Bushwhacker!

I've got about 5,000 slides from Germany and Europe. I need to do something with them.

No lawyerly "EQUIVICAtion"! :lol2:

Just the facts Jack! :rider:


By the way most bed scanners will not get the resolution of a slide/negative scanner because of the size of slide vs scanner bed area.

[DFW_Warrior]

I've got a flat-bed scanner that says it does slides. I've never tired it, but the resolution can go pretty high. I've scanned a 4"x4" photo with it at max resolution and it was well over a gig in size.

[Tx White Knight]

I have a HP G4050, it comes with a template you lay on the sanner bed an load 16 slides in it, then it scans them one at a time and names them.

You can set any resoulation you want. I have done some 3.5" x 5" at 600 dpi and they are 37mb but are very nice. In the PhotoShop class I took they said you only need a resoulation of about 300, anything more is almost a waste for printing.