35mm slides to digital
Dec 25, 2023 08:10:22 #
polyman6
Loc: Chatham Ontario
burkphoto wrote:
If you want to learn how… read my white paper:
Thank you for posting your white paper, it has demystified the whole process for me.
Thank you again
Merry Christmas and a prosperous and healthy New Year
RG
Dec 25, 2023 08:39:36 #
levinton wrote:
I also would send slides to Kodak - great results. Wish I had bought the coolscan that did 2 x 2. Also wish I had your skills. I still am scanning slides!
I did purchase a Coolscan - a “LS-2000” - but after multiple ‘spa’ days for CLA, I’ve retired it, and now if I expose film, I scan it with the Plustek 8100 I got.
Dec 25, 2023 08:44:05 #
Depends on how much time you would like to commit to the process. I was going to do my own, BUT, I decided to investigate other options.
Digmypics is a service that will scan, clean up and color correct them for you and send you back a usb stick, with your slides. First the send you a box to ship them in, then they scan and post online for you to review and select, then you get them back. Was a great process for me.
They currently have a sale of 65% off that ends today. https://memorybox.digmypics.com/shop?clickid=BID0ZUpiCk7M2CH2WEH5DEsZI4aBuJ1J_NNVxhd290s.&mid=221
If you want to do it yourself, could be a fun project as well.
Digmypics is a service that will scan, clean up and color correct them for you and send you back a usb stick, with your slides. First the send you a box to ship them in, then they scan and post online for you to review and select, then you get them back. Was a great process for me.
They currently have a sale of 65% off that ends today. https://memorybox.digmypics.com/shop?clickid=BID0ZUpiCk7M2CH2WEH5DEsZI4aBuJ1J_NNVxhd290s.&mid=221
If you want to do it yourself, could be a fun project as well.
Dec 25, 2023 08:50:55 #
DaveyDitzer
Loc: Western PA
Bsimmonds wrote:
I’m hoping others before me might offer useful suggestions to consider.
Bill
Bill
Burkphoto's paper is valuable.
I set up a space to sort slides, view them on a screen to decide what to reproduce and digitize and then photographed them with a slide holder fitted to a macro lens. I also bought an LED light to have constant color temperature.
Dec 25, 2023 09:07:09 #
Dec 25, 2023 09:13:06 #
Bsimmonds
Loc: Minneapolis
Thank you for the resource. Lots to digest. I need to convert by my estimate to be 1000 slides. I’ll View them first to sort then scan into prints for the next generation
Dec 25, 2023 09:30:10 #
Hi,
I read through your white paper and looked at the images. It's a well thought out process and certainly seems workable for my project. Would you happen to have list of the PVC plumbing pieces that were used to build your wood/PVC copy stand? Are you building with a 1.25" or is it a 1/5" wood dowel? While the big box store generally has almost every imaginable PCE item available, it would much easier to work from an items list rather than try to match and come up short.
Thanks,
Dave
I read through your white paper and looked at the images. It's a well thought out process and certainly seems workable for my project. Would you happen to have list of the PVC plumbing pieces that were used to build your wood/PVC copy stand? Are you building with a 1.25" or is it a 1/5" wood dowel? While the big box store generally has almost every imaginable PCE item available, it would much easier to work from an items list rather than try to match and come up short.
Thanks,
Dave
Dec 25, 2023 09:34:04 #
Robertl594 wrote:
Depends on how much time you would like to commit ... (show quote)
What are the size of the files?
Dec 25, 2023 09:54:15 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
I used a flatbed scanner, an Epson V600, to digitize and then used Photoshop Elements to organize and edit. Its Organizer data base allows me to change the date on the photo for the date scanned to the date taken. A feature that I really like. It’s three levels in the Editor - Quick, Guided, and Advanced - provided an easy learning curve for editing. Scanning at a resolution of 600 works well if you don’t intend to print much bigger than 5x7 or 8x12. Some may different opinions about that choice of resolution.
Dec 25, 2023 10:08:11 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
burkphoto wrote:
If you want to learn how… read my white paper:
Thanks Burk...
Dec 25, 2023 10:10:21 #
gvarner wrote:
I used a flatbed scanner, an Epson V600, to digiti... (show quote)
I’ve used Epson scanners. My main issue is what I call ‘the halo effect’ - bright areas tend to “bleed” over into darker areas. I saw this prominently in a picture of our daughters wearing pink hoods.
Dec 25, 2023 10:13:45 #
Dave Y wrote:
Hi, br br I read through your white paper and loo... (show quote)
I made it up in the aisle at Lowe’s… I honestly didn’t list the parts. Frankly, today I’d use a 3’x1.25” iron pipe, screw flange, and a Super Clamp from B&H. I’d mount a ball head tripod mount on the Super Clamp. There are several YouTube videos showing that approach.
Dec 25, 2023 10:22:02 #
I had about 2000 slides, reduced them to about 500 keepers and scanned with an Epsom V600. I am happy with the results. It does take time though, at four slides per scan.
Dec 25, 2023 10:54:10 #
I did our old slides and 35mm negatives on my canon pixma. Pretty easy and kind of fun. quality ok and good enough for my purposes. Had my 8mm movies professionally digitized and felt the quality was disappointing. Also realized the digital versions are as boring as when we set up the projector and screen.
Dec 25, 2023 11:21:09 #
warrenm wrote:
I did our old slides and 35mm negatives on my canon pixma. Pretty easy and kind of fun. quality ok and good enough for my purposes. Had my 8mm movies professionally digitized and felt the quality was disappointing. Also realized the digital versions are as boring as when we set up the projector and screen.
Old 8mm films are pretty disappointing for many reasons. The quality almost always disappoints. The camera work was almost always poor, because most users found it too expensive to really practice. There was usually no sound. The subject matter needed serious editing. You could watch a few minutes to see one or two momentary glimpses of something interesting. Then the film would break...
Many of those faults followed photographers into the video era. But at least computer editing became available around 2000 with the iMac DV. We had one of those, and my twins grew up making short films and editing them in iMovie. It's amazing what could be done 20 years ago with that stuff.
Today, most of our still cameras can record at least 1080P high definition, and many of them record 4K with ease. Some record 8K video, which is more appropriate for professional use than home use. Coherent filmmaking is within reach of anyone with a determination and some creativity.
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