Copying 35mm slides (Page 2): Casoly, I responded to therwol before receiving your comments about scancafe, I have read good reviews about their service. What does this service cost?

DMF

Casoly, I responded to therwol before receiving your comments about scancafe, I have read good reviews about their service. What does this service cost?

BebuLamar

Unlike negatives, slides are easy to copy using a digital camera.

Morning Star Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.

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Having said all of that, if you simply want to mass scan slides with decent results, buy an Epson V550, V600, V800 or V850. The last two are a bit expensive but can scan more slides at once. If you have only a few slides you want to scan, pay to have the work done or buy a dedicated film scanner for better results than you can get with the flatbed scanners.

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Don't forget the V700. It's the one I have and use, not just for slides, also for negatives (both strips of, and singles) and for photos (both B/W and colour) in various sizes.
The V700 has two lenses, one to scan slides in their holders, one to scan slides or negatives without their holders, as well as photos.
It's the third scanner I own, and by far the best. Sorry, don't remember the brand or model of the other two.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

For the best results, I would recommend ScanCafe. After uploading your slides, they will let you delete a certain number of them after processing. When they are all finished, you can download them to your computer while you wait for the CD/DVD to arrive. They clean the slides and correct faded colors.

This looks like a good deal - $0.21/slide
https://www.scancafe.com/value-kit/?&gclid=CjwKCAjw-ITqBRB7EiwAZ1c5U_nrvAatHA66W-N5zQASmsdQ6PfitasUmZ_nnUfFx1AqB8-SovSfbRoCYHMQAvD_BwE

Alternatives for digitizing -
https://www.diyphotography.net/old-slides-want-scan-cheap-easy-way-home/
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/slide-copy-adapters/es-1-slide-copying-adapter-for-52mm-thread.html
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-448681-1.html#7548235
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-457230-1.html#7687881
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photos.scanner&hl=en
http://opteka.com/slidecopier.aspx
https://smile.amazon.com/Wolverine-Super-20MP-Digital-Converter/dp/B00GIDADP0/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g2609328962?_encoding=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0&ie=UTF8
http://www.scancafe.com/services/slide-scanning

pbriggs8 Loc: Lexington, KY

Another option you might consider is to rent an automated slide duplicator from a company like SlideSnap Pro. I contacted them a year or so ago and I think they said they would rent me one of their machines for $300 or so for a week. They don't list rental rates on their site as they primarily sell their machines. I've never used their device so I cannot comment on ease of use or quality. But this should allow you to process a lot of slides in a short period of time.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

I have recently been using a Nikon ES-2 on a D850 with a 60/2.8 (non-D). Jury is out but I am finding some of my older Kodachrome slides I made as a child are really not all that good. Best of luck.

therwol Loc: USA

Morning Star wrote:

Don't forget the V700. It's the one I have and use, not just for slides, also for negatives (both strips of, and singles) and for photos (both B/W and colour) in various sizes.
The V700 has two lenses, one to scan slides in their holders, one to scan slides or negatives without their holders, as well as photos.
It's the third scanner I own, and by far the best. Sorry, don't remember the brand or model of the other two.

Agree, but it has been discontinued. Tests report similar performance to the V800. I can't personally compare the two, but my V800 is quite good.

fetzler Loc: North West PA

1. The Epson V600, V800
2 a dedicated slide scanner
3. Copy with your camera , macro lens and a light box. Your tablet or phone can be a light box. Olympus cameras(and others) have a high resolution mode. My penF give 80 Mpixel RAW files and I understand there is a sony camera with 240 Mpixels in high resolution mode. High resolution mode requires static subjects as multiple exposures are used.

Amadeus Loc: New York

I just purchased an Epson V550. I'm in the process of doing about 3,000 slides that are 45-50 years old. It does a nice job for the price paid. Pictures that were otherwise not worth keeping are now decent enough to save.

Amadeus Loc: New York

I just purchased an Epson V550. I'm in the process of doing about 3,000 slides that are 45-50 years old. It does a nice job for the price paid. Pictures that were otherwise not worth keeping are now decent enough to save.

Amadeus Loc: New York

Sorry about that, sent twice

rich1hart Loc: Chicago suburbs

Years ago I purchased a Minolta Mirage 35mm slide and negative strip scanner and eventually scanned about 7000 images into my computer. I'm glad I did it then but probably wouldn't do it today. I set my computer's Lockscreen to do a slide show of these old images. Sometimes I connect it to my TV and we reminisce for hours.

djfkeefe

Agreed - did the same with thousands of slides using the Epson - labor intensive, but excellent results. Now- anyone want to buy several dozen slide trays?

Amadeus Loc: New York

Same here. I have 26 trays, some 80's the rest 140's. I'd be willing to give them away but shipping would be a problem I guess.

DebAnn Loc: Toronto

DMF wrote:

I suspect all older photographers have thousands of 35mm slides in boxes around the house. Any suggestions on copying to digital? Recently purchased a Nikon copier, takes a picture of the slide. My first experience leaves me hoping to find a service that produces a better digital copy for a reasonable price.
Doug

I scanned my slides with an Epson Perfection V550 Photo scanner. It did an excellent job. It's a lengthy business so it's a good idea to look at your slides on a lightbox and only scan the ones you really want.