Digitizing old photos (Page 3): Correction: It cost about $200.00.

dbrugger25 Loc: Raleigh, NC

dbrugger25 wrote:

I know you don't want to purchase a new scanner bu... (show quote)

Correction: It cost about $200.00.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

mvetrano2 wrote:

I have found some (about 300) old photos of my family (old and young from the '40s through the '70s) in several boxes stored in the attic. What is the best way to digitize these so that I can store them on my computer? I don't have a scanner and would realy not want to purchase one. The photos are of various sizes, from 2x3 to 8x10.

Buy the scanner they are cheaper and quicker.

jcboy3

mvetrano2 wrote:

I have found some (about 300) old photos of my family (old and young from the '40s through the '70s) in several boxes stored in the attic. What is the best way to digitize these so that I can store them on my computer? I don't have a scanner and would realy not want to purchase one. The photos are of various sizes, from 2x3 to 8x10.

Buy a scanner. They are inexpensive. Buy a used one. They are cheap. Then sell it when you are done.

photoman43

jcboy3 wrote:

Buy a scanner. They are inexpensive. Buy a used one. They are cheap. Then sell it when you are done.

Good advice.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Interesting, all the people telling him to "get a scanner".....

His post (the ninth), on page 1: He has a Canon G7020 printer that also scans......

So many don't even read all of the first page of a post.

So I'll guess we'll have at least a dozen more "Get a scanner" suggestions.......

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

mvetrano2 wrote:

I have found some (about 300) old photos of my family (old and young from the '40s through the '70s) in several boxes stored in the attic. What is the best way to digitize these so that I can store them on my computer? I don't have a scanner and would realy not want to purchase one. The photos are of various sizes, from 2x3 to 8x10.

There are various commercial scanning services that can do this for you. Or, if you have a macro lens and a digital camera and a couple of LED light panels made for video and photography, you can do it yourself.

I have a simple home-brew copy stand I use to photograph flat art, photo prints, slides, negatives, coins, and stamps. I had the mirrorless camera and macro lens. I had the video lights, but used some "clamp lamps" from the big box store with color correct CFLs and LEDs in them before that.

I had a scanner, but sold it when I realized the macro lens and camera did a lot better job. HOWEVER, I have decades of experience using copy setups similar to this one. The macro gets down to 1:1 on a Micro 4/3 sensor (about 1/4 of a frame of a 35mm slide). So small prints are not an issue.

The attachment is from a contact print of a 616 film negative (about 2.5 by 3.75 inches). It was sepia toned decades ago.

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stan0301 Loc: Colorado

I have both - and I find I like photographing more (much more) than scanning

William Loc: Mississippi

interested man@

jcboy3

Longshadow wrote:

Interesting, all the people telling him to "g... (show quote)

So he should get a good scanner.

Doesn't change the advice.

dougbev3 Loc: Pueblo, Colorado

I was at a sale recently where I picked up two Epson flatbed scanners for next to nothing. What caught my attention was that it appeared these had never been opened. One is a Epson Perfection 1650 Photo and the other is a visioneer 6100 USB Scanner. I don't need them. If interested PM me.

William Loc: Mississippi

16x20 and much larger please@

William Loc: Mississippi

make a wall

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Boris77

mvetrano2 wrote:

I have a Canon G7020 printer that also scans, will that work as well as a purchsed scanner?

YES - If the printer connects to the computer and functions as a scanner as advertised, then you are home free - to test if the controls and quality are good enough for your expected results. Software with a regular scanner can make a difference in the quality of the results, but try out what you have.
I would not use a camera unless I had a real copy stand set up; the variables are a real pain to repair in post.
Boris

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

jcboy3 wrote:

So he should get a good scanner.

Doesn't change the advice.

Ahhhh... Perfection.

I guess the scanner in All-in-Ones are not good scanners.

(Mine is.)

bobbydvideo

I use a scanner. The Epson FF-680W works for me. It is ver fast. A bit on the expensive side but better than a flat bed which I also own.