35 mm to digital

[Cal]

Where would I buy something to convert 35 mm slides to digital?
Cal

[Larc]

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:18:04 -0400, "Cal" <cal-l...@comcast.net>
wrote:

>Where would I buy something to convert 35 mm slides to digital?
>Cal

A high quality scanner is the best thing I know of. Haven't checked,
but there are probably some specifically for slides.

I've done that with some color slides and have generally been very
pleased with the results, especially after a little "doctoring" with
Photoshop.

Larc

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[T Shadow]

"Cal" <cal-l...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Where would I buy something to convert 35 mm slides to digital?
> Cal
>

Newegg.com would be a good place to start. Googling for "film scanner" will
keep you busy for a long time. How many slides you want to do, speed, what
quality you want and price will determine what's best. A lot of people buy
them then sell them on EBay when done.

It's possible to do it with a flatbed scanner with adapter but this is
generally frowned on if you want quality.

Good Luck. Asking in a scanner group couldn't hurt.

[Cal]

"T Shadow" <blac...@nowhere.void.com> wrote in message
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Your suggestion about e-bay is one I had not thought of.
Thanks

[Joost van der Waa]

Cal wrote:
> Where would I buy something to convert 35 mm slides to digital?
> Cal
>
>

Hi Cal,

The major drawback of scanners is time.
One other solution could be to use a slide copier attached to a digital
SLR. I combined my Olympus E-500 with my old Olympus OM-bellows and
copier. Just pop in the slide, take a photo and remove the slide. 10-15
seconds per slide is the average.
You can find an impression of the setup on
http://picasaweb.google.com/joost.vander.waa/SlideCopierSetup
Results of some old slides (taken with a Practica) are on
http://picasaweb.google.com/joost.vander.waa/Zeilen1980

There are also different solutions in combining a slide projector, or
using a static setup.
Some Dutch sites:
http://home.hccnet.nl/debrabander/
http://home.hccnet.nl/a.j.m.weijenberg/diaproject/diascanproject.htm

Success,

Joost

[Barry Watzman]

It's called a slide scanner, and you can get them but they are
expensive. Or you can send out your slides to a service that does the
scanning for you (like www.scancafe.com). New, good slide scanners are
$500 to $2,000. You can find some older units on E-Bay for less. [The
best ones are made by Nikon.] SOME flatbed scanners can scan slides, a
few of them (mostly higher-end Epson models) can actually do it well
(most do it but give crap results).