Convert slides to digital (jpeg)
Dec 11, 2020 17:30:41 #
I have many slides, approximately 400 that I want to convert to digital images. I think the term is .jpeg images.
I checked on Google to find services that would do so for about .40 cents per slide . I also found devices on Amazon that will do this.
The services will be expensive, maybe $150 plus . The devices are less expensive but I am not sure of the quality .
Has anyone used a service they would recommend or used a device they were satisfied with? I would be most thankful if you could share this info.
Ray
I checked on Google to find services that would do so for about .40 cents per slide . I also found devices on Amazon that will do this.
The services will be expensive, maybe $150 plus . The devices are less expensive but I am not sure of the quality .
Has anyone used a service they would recommend or used a device they were satisfied with? I would be most thankful if you could share this info.
Ray
Dec 11, 2020 17:40:50 #
About fifteen years ago I bought a slide/negative scanner at Costco.
Scanned a few hundred slides to JPEGs, dumped the slides.
My 15+ year old scanner may not be as good as some of them that are sold now.
But I have mine scanned, done at my leisure.
It depends on how "perfect" one wants them to turn out.
I still have a bunch of negatives to do.
Many "slide scanners", like mine, are simply cameras in boxes.
I can't remember how many pixels it is, but I'll bet it's not as high as the ones being sold now.
They're probably better quality scans now then they were 15 years ago.
Scanned a few hundred slides to JPEGs, dumped the slides.
My 15+ year old scanner may not be as good as some of them that are sold now.
But I have mine scanned, done at my leisure.
It depends on how "perfect" one wants them to turn out.
I still have a bunch of negatives to do.
Many "slide scanners", like mine, are simply cameras in boxes.
I can't remember how many pixels it is, but I'll bet it's not as high as the ones being sold now.
They're probably better quality scans now then they were 15 years ago.
Dec 11, 2020 19:08:18 #
There is a concurrent thread on this exact subject: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/tpr?p=11815057&t=677167
Dec 12, 2020 07:32:29 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
raypep wrote:
I have many slides, approximately 400 that I want ... (show quote)
Buy an epson V600 scanner. You will not be sorry. After your done, sell it on ebay. Cheaper and better.https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1527425-REG/sony_e_70_350mm_f_4_5_6_3_g.html
Dec 12, 2020 08:40:58 #
I went the "expensive" route - spread out over time. The work is excellent, and I got all the slides on CDs and DVDs. I used the popular one - the name eludes me right now. They cleaned the slides and adjusted the color. Well worth it.
Here's lots of info -
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
Here's lots of info -
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
Dec 12, 2020 08:47:28 #
billnikon wrote:
Buy an epson V600 scanner. You will not be sorry. After your done, sell it on ebay. Cheaper and better.https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1527425-REG/sony_e_70_350mm_f_4_5_6_3_g.html
I have the V700 scanner. When I bought it (new) it was suggested to me to sell it, once I had all the images scanned that I wanted to scan. Several years ago now since I bought that V700 scanner. Sure glad I did not sell it after I was "finished" with it. Since it has been sitting on my desk it is in use almost daily for many more things than photos and slides.
The latest "need" for a scanner: Two grandkids, wanting to colour pictures. Being kids, naturally both wanted the same picture!! No problem, scan and printed the one they both wanted!
End result: two happy kids and two more pieces of art for Oma's treasure box!
For myself: a knitting pattern with the print so small that besides my reading glasses, I needed a magnifying glass to be able to read it. No problem, scan it and print it larger.
Like so many tools (and a scanner is nothing but a tool), once you have it you will find other uses for it besides the use it was intended for.
Dec 12, 2020 09:36:26 #
I used a camera with a macro lens on a tripod and positioned the slides on a lightbox with a right angle cut from matboard. Didn't time it, but did several hundred slides in very little time.
Dec 12, 2020 10:21:36 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
An Epson V600 flatbed scanner works great, costs about $240. Can also do prints, scan docs to
PDF files. Very versatile.
PDF files. Very versatile.
Dec 12, 2020 12:18:39 #
Check my post of August 28, 2020. Copying Slides (and Negatives) with a camera. I have a photo of my setup using a Nikon ES-2 mounted at the end of an Olympus lens. After scanning several hundred slides with a high quality scanner, I found two major lessons learned on flaws: 1. The scanner has no way to focus slides. Remember the old days when you either had to focus the projector lens manually, or you might have had a Kodak with auto focus. The scanner can’t do this. 2. Some very underexposed slides were “throw always” because the scanner could not see them. With the camera and it’s built in ability to adjust exposure, I was able to get pretty good digital images out of those throw away slides - glad I had not discarded them. Good luck with your project!
Dec 12, 2020 13:25:10 #
JimRPhoto wrote:
Check my post of August 28, 2020. Copying Slides ... (show quote)
Thank you for the suggestion. I would like to refer to your posting from August, but you didn’t provide a link. I’m an occasional user here and have no idea how to access this posting.
Dec 12, 2020 13:54:56 #
gvarner wrote:
An Epson V600 flatbed scanner works great, costs about $240. Can also do prints, scan docs to
PDF files. Very versatile.
PDF files. Very versatile.
And also sturdy enough to survive being shoved off the desk by cats squirming to settle in comfortably--twice!--undamaged!
Dec 12, 2020 14:10:46 #
Greg Futral
Loc: Maryland
I have a Nikon Coolscan V ED that I haven't used in years, but it seemed to do a good job.
Dec 12, 2020 14:15:53 #
petercbrandt
Loc: New York City, Manhattan
I bought a 35mm scanner in 9/2010, it still works fine, Plustek OpticFilm 7600; with its SilverFast program v6.6.2r5. Only issue is lining up the slide inside the feed, the click stops on the slide carrier are not accurate and I must reposition a couple of times. Also have a Nikon Super CoolScanner 9000 which I inherited from my avid amateur brother (deceased)but never used.
Dec 12, 2020 14:45:33 #
Dwiggy
Loc: Dunedin, FL
raypep wrote:
I have many slides, approximately 400 that I want ... (show quote)
I prefer using a service. I have scanned in thousands of slides for our company and it takes a lot of time. I have had my whole collection of slides, over 2500, scanned by Scandigital.com. One of the best companies around for this...they do ALL kinds of media in a professional lab in Ohio, USA. Most scanning companies will send them overseas to scan...not Scandigital. They were very interactive, contacted me several times about the process, quality, price, etc. Couldn't be more pleased, even if it did cost me, it gave me peace of mind.
Dec 12, 2020 15:05:05 #
hj
Loc: Florida
A few years ago I had some of my slides digitized by SCANCAFE with decent results. They were sent to India and back again - took two months. I did the rest of my slides with a Wolverine slide scanner that I bought for less than $100. Was perfectly satisfied. So many people are aiming for perfection when all they want are digitized pics for use on their computers and to email to friends. A simple scanner like the wolverine is plenty good enough for that. I doubt most of you are running a photographic studio.
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