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Old 01-13-2010, 12:47 PM
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35mm slides too digital image.

My wife and I have a ton of slides from family vacations and the like that we would like to scan into the computer.

I was talking with someone yesterday and he had mentioned a devise that he referred to as a 'lens scanner' that could be used on a Kodak slide projector. He said that you took the projector lens out and put the 'lens scanner' in. Clicked the button and the scanner would digitize the image. I have searched but have not had any luck.

Has anyone seen this or have any ideas on how to efficiently convert slides? I have seen the scanners that have a tray to hold 4 or so slides at a time but I really was looking for something a bit quicker and less tedious. Having to go through one or two thousand slides a few at a time does not thrill me.

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Old 01-13-2010, 12:52 PM
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The correct way to do it is to get something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-9238-Nikon-Super-CoolScan-5000-ED-Film-Scanner/dp/B0001DYTOY

I've been thinking about buying one myself. I have lots of color negatives that are in danger of being lost. My mom also has 1000s of slides that my dad shoot over hes entire life. I need to get them all scanned and stick them on a family website... someday.
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Old 01-13-2010, 01:03 PM
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That Nikon scanner may be the "correct" way to do it, but unless you are a pro, that is way overkill. I recently bought an Epson scanner to scan family photos. It comes with a plastic template thingy to put slides or negatives in, and it will scan them just fine. And yes, doing 4 at a time is tedious if you have bunches, but hey, it beats paying big bucks for the Nikon.

You can scan them at absurdly high resolution if you want. Cleaning the dust off the negs or slides is important to get a good scan.

The Epson was a cut above the bunch of +/- $100 scanners - it cost about $200, but it produces fine results.

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Old 01-13-2010, 01:08 PM
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There are a bunch of cheaper ones available, I just don't know about their quality. Any transfer will result in a loss on quality, the point is to minimize the damage.

For a smaller amount of slides/negatives, consider having them transferred professionally if you don't want to buy the hardware.
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Old 01-13-2010, 01:34 PM
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I just did this. A tenant of mine who is currently unemployed has one of those 4 slide scanners. I employed him to scan my slides since he was bored hanging out at home. I think if you have it done professionally, the cost is about $.50 per slide. He hasn't completed the job yet but I have seen some examples and the quality is quite good. He says it is tedious.
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Old 01-13-2010, 05:50 PM
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Nikon Coolscan

I have an older Nikon Coolscan that works well. Scans 35mm sllides/negs.

I have seen the DIY lens scanners and the image quality sucks. you need to use a dedicated CCD line scanner for decent results. Most slide projectors do not hold the slide flat and the result is a portion of the slide is out of focus. Also the type/color temp of the light source iis key. 5600 deg Kelvin or cold light LCD is best.

If you are interested in the coolscan PM me.
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Old 01-26-2010, 12:18 AM
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Minolta used to make a slide scanner for about $500. The teachers at my camera class used to rant and rave about it.

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