I should have my head examined!
- Thread starter 480sparky
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Nice!!! You're doing something that's been on my list for awhile now. I've two large boxes filled with prints and another large box filled with trays filled with slides that my parents took. Scanning the prints is just busy work but I'm not altogether sure how to deal with the slides. Any suggestions?
I purchased an Plustek OpticFilm 8200i-ai just for the purpose of scanning slides. I can see the grain in my old Kodachrome 25's when scanned at the highest resolution. Only my 'keepers' were scanned at full res and saved as 16-bit TIFs... all the others were 900 dpi JPEGs.
Once I get through all the old family photos, I'll dredge up my film archive.
Far far cheaper than sending your slides out to a service to be scanned!. And it's not a one-hit wonder...... once others find out you have it, you can start charging them for scanning their stuff!
Try scanning at a lower resolution and scan only the keepers at the high rez.
I've had an Epson photo scanner for 2-1/2 years which is seldom used but certainly worth it. It does a nice job on photos and slides although it won't scan anything that is really large. It's priced at $199.99.
Amazon.com: Epson B11B198011 Perfection V600 Photo Scanner: Electronics
So you can use a normal scanner for slides? I've an Epson EP3520 that I use for daily printing. Would this work for slides, too?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...201_WorkForce_WF_3520_All_In_One_Printer.html
No, it's not that type of scanner. My Epson scanner is specifically for photos and slides. It has a plastic insert that holds the slides while being scanned and will scan several slides at once. The items can be scanned in at a really high resolution, too. Probably much higher than any all-in-one scanner.
Whiskeyman
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First of all, we should all probably have our craniums examined.
Second, you are so fortunate to have the photos to work with that you have. So many of my family's photos are lost, or in some cases, thrown away. It has been sickening at times to hear the stories of what has happened to so many of them.
WM
Second, you are so fortunate to have the photos to work with that you have. So many of my family's photos are lost, or in some cases, thrown away. It has been sickening at times to hear the stories of what has happened to so many of them.
WM
There are also all-in-one flatbeds that can scan both. However, i never saw any with the film specs I required.