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<blockquote data-quote="skater" data-source="post: 420853" data-attributes="member: 19158">You could buy a scanner for ~$100 (I have an Epson V300 Photo) that will allow you to scan 35mm and slides.&nbsp; If you have medium format film, look for one that can handle that, too.&nbsp; I've scanned well over 4,000 pictures this way - primarily from my parents' 35mm film - and the worst problems I've had were:1.&nbsp; Cat hair on the scanner glass...we have cats.&nbsp; Their fur getting everywhere is a fact of life.&nbsp; Use a microfiber cloth to clean the glass and the film as necessary.2.&nbsp; Cameras that handle the film in a reverse manner - our SLRs don't do it, but at least some models would unwind the entire roll of film when you loaded it, then as you took pictures, would wind the film back in.&nbsp; Those pictures often ended up being out of logical order in the files.&nbsp; This is a minor issue in the grand scheme of things, of course.As for organizing it, I'm still working on that part.&nbsp; I simply scanned everything into separate rolls, usually by using different directories.&nbsp; Then I &quot;family-sourced&quot; and got my brothers and parents to fill in some details, a project which got some traction but didn't ever really finish.Only down side:&nbsp; Since then, I've had to scan my wife's pictures and a friend's pictures.&nbsp; (Fortunately, theirs were much smaller jobs than my parents' were.)&nbsp; I still kind of want to re-scan my 35mm pictures; I had scanned the prints years ago but now want to re-do using the negatives because the results are much better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skater, post: 420853, member: 19158"] You could buy a scanner for ~$100 (I have an Epson V300 Photo) that will allow you to scan 35mm and slides. If you have medium format film, look for one that can handle that, too. I've scanned well over 4,000 pictures this way - primarily from my parents' 35mm film - and the worst problems I've had were: 1. Cat hair on the scanner glass...we have cats. Their fur getting everywhere is a fact of life. Use a microfiber cloth to clean the glass and the film as necessary. 2. Cameras that handle the film in a reverse manner - our SLRs don't do it, but at least some models would unwind the entire roll of film when you loaded it, then as you took pictures, would wind the film back in. Those pictures often ended up being out of logical order in the files. This is a minor issue in the grand scheme of things, of course. As for organizing it, I'm still working on that part. I simply scanned everything into separate rolls, usually by using different directories. Then I "family-sourced" and got my brothers and parents to fill in some details, a project which got some traction but didn't ever really finish. Only down side: Since then, I've had to scan my wife's pictures and a friend's pictures. (Fortunately, theirs were much smaller jobs than my parents' were.) I still kind of want to re-scan my 35mm pictures; I had scanned the prints years ago but now want to re-do using the negatives because the results are much better. [/QUOTE]

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