slides to digital
Oct 6, 2016 18:30:22 #
I am toying with the idea to convert 100's of slides to digital. Whats the best gizmo to do this.
Oct 6, 2016 18:50:06 #
boberic wrote:
I am toying with the idea to convert 100's of slides to digital. Whats the best gizmo to do this.
There are scanners out there equipped to do this task. You understand it's very time consuming so be prepared spend days, perhaps weeks working on it depending on how many hundreds you have. There are also services that will do it but that can be expensive. Good luck.
Oct 6, 2016 18:53:02 #
I used an Epson V-600 scanner and although it took a little time it did a beautiful job. The software that comes with the scanner is what makes it so versatile and it won't break the bank.
Oct 6, 2016 19:29:17 #
Oct 6, 2016 20:03:02 #
There were a few other comments on this thread: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-132562-1.html
I'll repeat mine as his scans with virtually no PP were very well done: Look at an 'SVP PS9700' on Amazon. My father just scanned 40+ years of slides to JPEG and the results are great. (but time consuming...)
I'll repeat mine as his scans with virtually no PP were very well done: Look at an 'SVP PS9700' on Amazon. My father just scanned 40+ years of slides to JPEG and the results are great. (but time consuming...)
Oct 6, 2016 21:06:00 #
WayneT wrote:
I used an Epson V-600 scanner and although it took a little time it did a beautiful job. The software that comes with the scanner is what makes it so versatile and it won't break the bank.
I have the same scanner and I can attest that it works quite well, albeit a bit slowly. I bought it to scan hundereds of slides that my father left me. Unfortunately, before I got around to doing it we had a flood and all of the slides were destroyed. I only mention this because if you're planning on doing it, dont put it off, you never know what can happen.
Oct 6, 2016 22:25:34 #
boberic wrote:
I am toying with the idea to convert 100's of slides to digital. Whats the best gizmo to do this.
Use your camera, a slide mount adapter, and diffused light. See this article:
http://www.scantips.com/es-1.html
Oct 6, 2016 23:22:17 #
You need to be aware that nearly every older slide will have issues. I've been slowly digitizing over forty years of slides - as of this moment I've scanned 4615 of them - and when I view them at 200%, issues are evident in almost every one {mostly scratches and fungus spots, I believe}, so my slowness is a result of my fixing these issues. These problems are most evident in slides digitized using the straight-forward methods, and least evident in those scanned via my Nikon LS-2000 {Nikon no longer makes scanners}, which uses parallax to eliminate most surface issues. From the number of people who recommend straight-forward methods, I'm guessing that either they don't look closely at their results, or their slides were seldom used but highly protected.
Oct 7, 2016 01:28:12 #
boberic wrote:
I am toying with the idea to convert 100's of slides to digital. Whats the best gizmo to do this.
Have them professionally done for such a small number.
Oct 7, 2016 05:31:40 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
I have a Canon Scanner 2400, also a Bowens Illumitran (Flash illumination), and a Mangum (Constant light source) Copier with dial- in CMY filtration. I found the Mangum the Quickest to use. Once the white balance is set through the Nikon FF camera, one just slides each frame of film (mounted or not), into the fixed position, and with the camera set on aperture priority, press the shutter, and in with the next slide. Scan-time on the Canon scanner takes up the most time. I use quality enlarger lenses on either piece of copying equipment.
Oct 7, 2016 07:02:13 #
I used a Minolta Dimage CoolScan 5400 until the lack of software support for my Mac's became too painful. Optically the scans are great as long as the slide is perfect and the scanner was hot enough to pop quickly.
I should sell it to a Windows user who is willing to dedicate a XP machine to it forever or do the same with an old Mac. Wished I'd have done that when I had everything working. The slide scans were worth it for me. Never tried film...
I should sell it to a Windows user who is willing to dedicate a XP machine to it forever or do the same with an old Mac. Wished I'd have done that when I had everything working. The slide scans were worth it for me. Never tried film...
Oct 7, 2016 07:14:49 #
JTann
Loc: North East, MD
One thing you may want to do prior or as you choose your images to scan is "do I really need this one"? Edit, edit, edit and only keep the best ones.
Oct 7, 2016 07:34:50 #
boberic wrote:
I am toying with the idea to convert 100's of slides to digital. Whats the best gizmo to do this.
How much effort and money?
Oct 7, 2016 07:35:22 #
boberic wrote:
I am toying with the idea to convert 100's of slides to digital. Whats the best gizmo to do this.
Some possibilities -
http://opteka.com/slidecopier.aspx
http://www.scancafe.com/services/slide-scanning
http://jasonepowell.com/essays/dslr-scan-testing-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-flatbed-scanning-120-and-love-my-wifes-dslr/
http://120studio.com/slidescanning.htm
Oct 7, 2016 07:54:12 #
I too vote for the Epson V600. I would also advise you buy a can of compressed air to "dust off" the slides just before scanning. Scanning takes a long time but the effort is well worth it!
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