Scanning 35mm Slides To Computer
Oct 18, 2018 12:16:01 #
Oct 18, 2018 12:48:18 #
I only had about 1000 slides to convert, and did it on the cheap. I used a pixel phone camera, and a phone tripod, and a slide tray, and remote shutter release. I setup the the camera to focus on a specific (central) spot on the slide tray. marked the location to know when the slide was in position. Then I slid the slides into position one after the other. Because of the improvements of the pixel camera software, it slides turned out "acceptable". Considering they were decades old, loss of color was a problem.
Once I was setup and tested, it took about one nights work to convert the slides. Just push, snap and push again. I let the smart phone do the digital photographic computer work. I read that the Pixel 3 has AI to make it even better. Since it is software, I ame hoping it will come to my phone in the coming months.
Once I was setup and tested, it took about one nights work to convert the slides. Just push, snap and push again. I let the smart phone do the digital photographic computer work. I read that the Pixel 3 has AI to make it even better. Since it is software, I ame hoping it will come to my phone in the coming months.
Oct 18, 2018 13:49:24 #
brent46 wrote:
This works great. It is fast and quality is excellent.
I would recommend fixing the socket for the lamp somehow so you have consistency when you set up for scanning. Maybe just another board on the back with the socket screwed onto it. With a lot of slides to digitize you won't be doing it all at once and you want conditions to be the same for all the slides.
Also, the diffuser for the light might be placed a bit further back. If you're using a piece of paper for diffusing thelight you will be getting structure from the paper. Placing it further back will enable you to defocus it more. Instead of paper you might use a translucent white plastic.
Oct 18, 2018 16:30:44 #
Pablo8 wrote:
I did a whole batch of 35mm and 2 1/4 sq. slides u... (show quote)
Back in the early 1980s, when I was a multi-image AV producer, I had a Bowens Illumitran IIIc. It was a great little duplicator. In the mid-1980s, I bought a pin-registered Nikon F3HP and an inverted Beseler 4x5 color head with vernier-dial controllable X-Y slide compound. THAT was the best thing shy of a Forox or Oxberry setup. The pin registration and slide compound, together with the reticle in the F3HP viewfinder, made it possible to compose precisely for various Wess Mounts, so we could project slides in near-perfect registration from multiple projectors.
I wish I had either setup today. I'd adapt it to copy slides and negatives digitally. Instead, I built this rig last year:
Oct 18, 2018 20:34:16 #
I just finished a huge project scanning slides.
First, I used a slide projector and edited ruthlessly.
Then I sent them off to "scan cafe."
They did a fabulous job- cleaned them, digitized them, let me proof the results and delete some poor slides before they made the DVD and then sent it back.
Very reasonable price and they run sales all the time.
Better to spend your time editing and let the pro's do the drudge work.
First, I used a slide projector and edited ruthlessly.
Then I sent them off to "scan cafe."
They did a fabulous job- cleaned them, digitized them, let me proof the results and delete some poor slides before they made the DVD and then sent it back.
Very reasonable price and they run sales all the time.
Better to spend your time editing and let the pro's do the drudge work.
Oct 18, 2018 20:57:07 #
burkphoto wrote:
Back in the early 1980s, when I was a multi-image ... (show quote)
Bill, what lens are you using on the GH4 in that picture? Thanks.
Oct 18, 2018 22:11:00 #
Nanarozzi
Loc: Brentwood, TN & East TN
Saw this article awhile ago and thought I may try this after I retire. I have a lot of slides that need scanned.
https://www.diyphotography.net/old-slides-want-scan-cheap-easy-way-home/
https://www.diyphotography.net/old-slides-want-scan-cheap-easy-way-home/
Oct 18, 2018 22:21:34 #
Here are a few I duplicated with that old Spiratone slide duplicator...No post processing done on either slide...
Pretty girl by Scott, on Flickr
DSC_0105 by Scott, on Flickr
Pretty girl by Scott, on FlickrDSC_0105 by Scott, on FlickrOct 18, 2018 22:31:56 #
Anna M-W
Loc: New York City
Nikon and Canon make slide adapters to go on macro. lenses. l do it with a macro lens on a light box letting the camera do the exposure its a pain setting it all up but you can do a lot of slides in an hour after you spend an hour seting ever thing Sq and Clean. Anna
Oct 18, 2018 23:33:04 #
bsprague wrote:
Bill, what lens are you using on the GH4 in that picture? Thanks.
Lumix 30mm f/2.8 Macro. 1:1 on that lens is 1/4 of a 35mm slide or negative!
I use AF, but manual (base) ISO 200, f/4, and a fixed shutter speed, regardless of slide density.
Shutter speed is based on the illumination source, film type, and lots of testing. Once you establish it for a given type of film, note it for future use!
I copy slides and negatives in raw files, and process them in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 2018 and Photoshop CC 2018.
This setup and workflow parallels what I did to duplicate thousands of slides about 30 to 35 years ago.
Oct 19, 2018 00:19:06 #
inclinerr
Loc: South Carolina, United States
I have a Epson Perfection V370 Photo scanner. It will process 35mm slides, 35mm black and white negatives to give you a positive scan, and also it will scan 35mm color negative to give you a positive scan. And also it will scan picture and documents. It scans at 4800 x 9600 optical resolution. Over the course of 4 days it scanned in approx 1200 slides. Time was mostly spent was getting the slides set up, cleaned up and sorted. Overall I am happy with my purchase. Price was $120.00 at Staples and was bought online, shipped and arrived in 3 days.
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