35mm slides: Had lunch with one of my sisters and at lunch she handed me a box filled with 35mm film slides. All are mounted and ready to view; however I do not have a viewer.

SuperFly48 Loc: NE ILLINOIS

Had lunch with one of my sisters and at lunch she handed me a box filled with 35mm film slides. All are mounted and ready to view; however I do not have a viewer. Suggestions, anyone? Only want to view them for now. Fortunately our dad had the foresight to make notes on each slide holder and each smaller box of slides has a date or dates.

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

FlyGuy47 wrote:

Had lunch with one of my sisters and at lunch she handed me a box filled with 35mm film slides. All are mounted and ready to view; however I do not have a viewer. Suggestions, anyone? Only want to view them for now. Fortunately our dad had the foresight to make notes on each slide holder and each smaller box of slides has a date or dates.

View them through an 8 or 10X loupe.

Jesu S

FlyGuy47 wrote:

Had lunch with one of my sisters and at lunch she handed me a box filled with 35mm film slides. All are mounted and ready to view; however I do not have a viewer. Suggestions, anyone? Only want to view them for now. Fortunately our dad had the foresight to make notes on each slide holder and each smaller box of slides has a date or dates.

If you have a box full of slides, get yourself a cheap slide viewer. https://www.adorama.com/vrpv2.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI98SjjMiv3AIV3rrACh0EEQ0IEAQYBSABEgKjqfD_BwE

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

There are apps that turn your cell phone or tablet into a "light table" for slide viewing.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

FlyGuy47 wrote:

Had lunch with one of my sisters and at lunch she handed me a box filled with 35mm film slides. All are mounted and ready to view; however I do not have a viewer. Suggestions, anyone? Only want to view them for now. Fortunately our dad had the foresight to make notes on each slide holder and each smaller box of slides has a date or dates.

Get them converted to a digital file so you can look at them on your computer

User ID

Maybe you r printer is also a scanner ?

There could be a solution there. Maybe.

Another is a cheapo "slide copy" device
that fits the lens mount on your camera.
Cheap ones make marginal copy images
at best, but if not recording the view, it
makes a good viewer. Two examples:
https://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Digital-Detachable-Achromatic-Cameras/dp/B004S7C4LY

https://www.amazon.com/Albinar-Digital-Copier-Duplicator-Cameras/dp/B014V5EMW6

Also there are stand-alone devices:
http://www.toptenreviews.com/computers/peripherals/best-slide-to-digital-image-converters/pacific-image-mf-review/

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

FlyGuy47 wrote:

Had lunch with one of my sisters and at lunch she handed me a box filled with 35mm film slides. All are mounted and ready to view; however I do not have a viewer. Suggestions, anyone? Only want to view them for now. Fortunately our dad had the foresight to make notes on each slide holder and each smaller box of slides has a date or dates.

Just by a projector, there are really cheap these days!

Photocraig

A small light table and a loupe. They can serve future purposes, too. But for a group, a slide viewer would work, or project onto a bed sheet.
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Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

FlyGuy47 wrote:

Had lunch with one of my sisters and at lunch she handed me a box filled with 35mm film slides. All are mounted and ready to view; however I do not have a viewer. Suggestions, anyone? Only want to view them for now. Fortunately our dad had the foresight to make notes on each slide holder and each smaller box of slides has a date or dates.

A thrift store or Goodwill type store might have a projector for $5-10. Other options are Craigslist or yard sales. Excellent way to view them and really see what they are than peeking at them through a loupe.
Good luck.

Kuzano

The Panavue solution has been a solid solution for decades. I've always had a Panavue in my gear box for a very long time. In fact, it's the simplest solution short of a projector, which is cumbersome for setup.

However, with a good professional screen, a projector is actually a good way to digitize your images with your camera. Almost as good as scanning.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

FlyGuy47 wrote:

Had lunch with one of my sisters and at lunch she handed me a box filled with 35mm film slides. All are mounted and ready to view; however I do not have a viewer. Suggestions, anyone? Only want to view them for now. Fortunately our dad had the foresight to make notes on each slide holder and each smaller box of slides has a date or dates.

eBay. A few years ago, I wanted to copy 8mm and slides to digital, so I bought projectors on ebay. Worked out fine.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

I’d buy a used projector, view them, decide which ones you want converted to digital to work on, and then do the conversions. I seriously doubt that you want them all converted.

adm

PanaVue2 viewers are still available new. It would be sacriligious to convert 35mm slides to digital!

BebuLamar

Without buying anything, you can get a free app that make your phone a small light table, use a lens from your DSLR as a loupe. The 50mm would be a good focal length.
Look for used slide projector at garage sales and estate sales, I bought Kodak Ektagraphic and Carrousel in excellent condition for $5 or $10.
After that if you like certain slides and want to make digital copies you can use the DSLR to do that.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

adm wrote:

PanaVue2 viewers are still available new. It would be sacriligious to convert 35mm slides to digital!

It would be heathen not to! You can keep the slides, and ACTUALLY USE the digital files.

Using the right copy setup — digital camera, macro lens, and photo-grade, full-spectrum light source — results are astounding.