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Mar 12, 2012 10:04:36 #

ScubaDude Loc: Chandler, AZ

Geofw wrote:

I know this subject has been discussed somewhere on "the hog" before.
I want to digitize my old family photos and slides. I was thinking of buying an "Ion 35mm Photo Negative and Slide Converter to PC"
for the slides & negatives.

What do you recommend?

My research led me to ordering the Epson 500 over the weekend. Refurbished, direct from Epson, $99.00, with free shipping.

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Mar 12, 2012 13:21:13 #

markfay Loc: Reading England

I think it depends what you want. An Epsom flat bed will give you the best images.

However if it's simply a good scan you want and are digitizing old photos as a memento eg the kids etc then a flat bed for any reasonable quantity will drive you nuts. I am currently digitizing a couple of thousand old 6in x 4in prints and use a Kodak P461. You simply feed in the photos one after the other. I do it while watching TV. The shots are saved to a memory card and the scans are perfectly good at 600dpi.

If I come across a shot where I want the very best scan I can manage then I get out my flatbed.

Hope this helps

Mar 12, 2012 15:43:25 #

SHOOTR Loc: Hoosier State

woodworker236 wrote:

MT Shooter wrote:

Jandjeby14 wrote:

The ION makes copies and is easy to use. BUT the quality is low and even with a lot of post processing work I can't get what I consider to be satisfactory quality.

And you never will. Low resolution scans and interpolating software produce lackluster results at best.

The *ION That I have is a 5MP High Resolution scanner, and the 35mm neg's I have done turned out nice.

My 2 cents worth and it is probably only worth a penny, but I too have an *Ion Scanner(copier/whatever). Does what I want. Fast and easy, granted not the quality that some of you would want but does
fine for my purposes which is digitizing many old 35mm transparencies. The film transport is not well engineered but a bit of tweaking of the strip and it will go.

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Mar 12, 2012 15:44:10 #

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

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Mar 12, 2012 15:48:25 #

russelray Loc: La Mesa CA

Back in 1993 I started out scanning all my old photos but it just took too much time. I quit.

A couple of years ago I realized that I could easily take pictures of the pictures. I am still doing it.

Right now I'm using a Canon 550D (Rebel T2i for Americans) and shooting in RAW. Then I manipulate the picture as necessary in Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 4, PaintShop Pro X4, or Photo-Paint X5.

This picture of my wise old grandmother was an old picture from the late 1960s. I took a picture of it, brought the color back using PaintShop Pro X4, and then put it in a frame using Word 2010.

Mar 12, 2012 16:29:55 #

SHOOTR Loc: Hoosier State

russelray wrote:

Back in 1993 I started out scanning all my old pho... (show quote)

Nice job. I too tried projecting my slides and rephotographing, even tried shooting thru a piece rear screen projection material, but not too happy with the results.

Mar 12, 2012 20:46:01 #

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

rfbccb wrote:

I use the Epson V300 ($79.95) It does a good job for me. Probably could find something better but this fills my need to scan my old negatives.

I also use the Epson V300 and have had real good success scanning pics shot 48 years ago, when I was in the Navy.
The holder will handle u to 4 slides at a time. Of course it comes with software for preemptive touchng up. One can save in about 5 different formats including raw. For the money don't think you can beat it.

Mar 12, 2012 22:42:11 #

GC likes NIKON Loc: East Greenwich, Rhode Island

ScubaDude wrote:

I know this subject has been discussed somewhere on "the hog" before.
My research led me to ordering the Epson 500 over the weekend. Refurbished, direct from Epson, $99.00, with free shipping.

After a reassuring conversation with MT Shooter, I did the same. Bought from Epson direct a refurbished V500 for $99.00. It arrived today. Will unpack & try it tomorrow night !!!

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Mar 12, 2012 23:08:25 #

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

markfay wrote:

I think it depends what you want. An Epsom flat be... (show quote)

But what about the old 35mm slides? below is only 49 years old

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Mar 12, 2012 23:23:39 #

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

frenchcoast wrote:

quote=markfay I think it depends what you want. A... (show quote)

Lots of history there. I got to watch the decomissioning of the Mighty O in Pensacola, right up to the tow-out for her sinking. Took several pics of what was left of the hull there.

Mar 13, 2012 00:48:13 #

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

MT Shooter wrote:

quote=frenchcoast quote=markfay I think it depen... (show quote)

I was one of the lucky ones, got off her just before she burned. Left her and went to The Brown Water Navy in the mekong delta.

Mar 20, 2012 17:22:46 #

Geofw Loc: Thornton Cleveleys UK

Thanks for all the advice.

I will forget the Ion Photo Negative and Slide Converter and will probably look for an Epson photo scanner on eBay.

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