Hundreds of 35mm Slides
Feb 10, 2015 10:28:40 #
I have been an avid photographer for MANY years and have thousands of 35mm slides. There a few hundred I would like to convert to a digital format. I have read reviews online about slide to digital converters but would appreciate any advise from the wealth of knowledge possessed and willingly shared by the Ugly Hedgehogs. Thank you!
Feb 10, 2015 10:46:41 #
I think you'll get a lot of recommendations for the Epson Perfection V550 or V600. I have an older model V500 and am very pleased with the results.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/647187-REG/Epson_B11B198011_Perfection_V600_Photo_Scanner.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/647187-REG/Epson_B11B198011_Perfection_V600_Photo_Scanner.html
Feb 10, 2015 10:55:01 #
Feb 10, 2015 10:57:50 #
Don Fischer
Loc: Antelope, Ore
I have an old Canon 8800F flatbed scammer that does 35mm film, slide's, 120 film and slides. I don't use it much anymore but it has worked well.
Feb 10, 2015 11:05:33 #
Feb 10, 2015 11:06:00 #
I'm not an expert on the subject, but years ago helped a friend convert 100's of 35mm slides to digital loaded onto his pc. It was a single slide at a time machine and the process took forever. I forget what I paid, but it wasn't expensive. I know there are machines that allow loading multiple slides to make the task go faster. Of course, there are outside services that do the converting, but depending on how much of this you will be doing it might be worth buying you own converter. If you would like I can look into this further and come up with some specific suggestions. Tom
Ps. I think my son may still have the machine I used and you can have it, if you would like...I just have to make sure he still has it.
Ps. I think my son may still have the machine I used and you can have it, if you would like...I just have to make sure he still has it.
Feb 10, 2015 11:14:19 #
Dr J wrote:
You might find this article useful. The Wolverine F2D has received good reviews - any experience with that?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/hands-review/film-scanners-years-models-2014
Feb 10, 2015 11:44:36 #
Thanks for your offer... but from what I have read over the past couple of hours the Wolverine product has gotten good reviews and at $100 seems quite reasonable. And with the return policies at Amazon and B&H, if the quality is disappointing, I can return it.
Feb 10, 2015 11:44:41 #
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Feb 10, 2015 12:13:22 #
I buy nearly everything through Amazon and have never had a problem. B&H also a good outlet.
Feb 10, 2015 14:00:31 #
Dr J wrote:
My wife bought our Epson scanner to scan slides her Dad took traveling the world. It worked well. Since then we keep finding printed photos that deserve scanning. The Epson can do that, the Wolverine can't. Thanks for your offer... but from what I have read over the past couple of hours the Wolverine product has gotten good reviews and at $100 seems quite reasonable. And with the return policies at Amazon and B&H, if the quality is disappointing, I can return it.
At first glance the Epson flat beds look like a dumb idea for slides or negatives. What is not obvious is it has two scan heads. The bottom one is for big things. When you put in slides or film, it shuts off and one in the lid takes over. Getting some digital scans of some 46 year old wedding photos counted a lot.
The software that Epson provides is very good. Among it's talents is some photo restoration help.
Feb 10, 2015 14:11:09 #
Feb 10, 2015 20:14:22 #
Dr J wrote:
Would you like any samples of what an Epson can do? I've got some Nikon shot Kodachromes from Iran when the Navy sent me there as a pilot in the early 70's. We had manual focus then and not many are perfect. Some are pretty good.Good thought - thanks!
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