35MM Slides to Digital format

[SaigonK]

I just found these things ins torage from 7-15 years ago....very good quality and no real damage to speak of, the ones that were damaged were thrown away.

Anyone do any 35mm slides to digital conversion? Costs? Thoughts?

 

[Goosemaster]

You might be able to buy a scanner adapter....

 

[zerocool1]

but that'd take a long time to do

 

[konichiwa]

Not too bad, a few hundred is all it will cost you for a decent 35mm film scanner, most of them do slides and negs so it's actually a pretty good investment if you're looking to do a bunch of old pics. I have an old (read: SCSI) Nikon version but you could probably find newer ones on eBay/elsewhere for ~$100 maybe $150?

 

[TitanDiddly]

Take 'em to a photo shop with good sendout service.

 

[SaigonK]

I found a place that will do them all for like $250, shipped back to me on DVD...infrared dust scan..etc. etc.

Anyone evry try to do this?

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: SaigonK
I found a place that will do them all for like $250, shipped back to me on DVD...infrared dust scan..etc. etc.

Anyone evry try to do this?

Buy a scanner. $250 buys one hell of a 35mm slide scanner.

 

[SaigonK]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: SaigonK
I found a place that will do them all for like $250, shipped back to me on DVD...infrared dust scan..etc. etc.

Anyone evry try to do this?

Buy a scanner. $250 buys one hell of a 35mm slide scanner.

The issue is I will never use it again..once I get the 35mm slides in, it will do nothing ever again...

 

[vshah]

my dad's 35mm slide/film scanner was $2500....where have you guys seen them for $150??

 

[Ronstang]

I have about 3000 slides to do. I am looking for a scanner also.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: SaigonK

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: SaigonK
I found a place that will do them all for like $250, shipped back to me on DVD...infrared dust scan..etc. etc.

Anyone evry try to do this?

Buy a scanner. $250 buys one hell of a 35mm slide scanner.

The issue is I will never use it again..once I get the 35mm slides in, it will do nothing ever again...

Then you can sell it to Ronstang, and make your money back.

 

[DurocShark]

Pay a lab that specializes in digital imaging to do it. Yes, it will be about $250. But the quality will beat a consumer 35mm scanner.

If you have no use for one outside of this batch you're better off paying to have it done. Please don't go to a cheap place either. Good ones use a drum scanner with rediculously high resolution, the training to do it right, and the experience to know when a scan doesn't look the way the slide does.

 

[SaigonK]

Originally posted by: DurocShark
Pay a lab that specializes in digital imaging to do it. Yes, it will be about $250. But the quality will beat a consumer 35mm scanner.

If you have no use for one outside of this batch you're better off paying to have it done. Please don't go to a cheap place either. Good ones use a drum scanner with rediculously high resolution, the training to do it right, and the experience to know when a scan doesn't look the way the slide does.

Thats what i meant, why pay the cash for somehting I am only going to use this one time, when i can get them scanned at 1,2 or 4,000 dpi for the same money!

 

[Kilrsat]

Pay someone to do it. The quality of a $2-5000 35mm slide scanner is amazing, and you will be greatly short-changing yourself if you go with a cheap $250 scanner on your own.

 

[myusername]

Originally posted by: DurocShark
Pay a lab that specializes in digital imaging to do it. Yes, it will be about $250. But the quality will beat a consumer 35mm scanner.

If you have no use for one outside of this batch you're better off paying to have it done. Please don't go to a cheap place either. Good ones use a drum scanner with rediculously high resolution, the training to do it right, and the experience to know when a scan doesn't look the way the slide does.

Drum scans go for a dollar these days? 😀

 

[Night201]

I can do them for you. I have a really good dedicated slide scanner

 

[Kipper]

Originally posted by: SaigonK

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: SaigonK
I found a place that will do them all for like $250, shipped back to me on DVD...infrared dust scan..etc. etc.

Anyone evry try to do this?

Buy a scanner. $250 buys one hell of a 35mm slide scanner.

The issue is I will never use it again..once I get the 35mm slides in, it will do nothing ever again...

1.) Buy scanner.
2.) eBay it.
3.) You make your money back (or most of it).

 

[Trevelyan]

I also need to do this with around 1,000 slides.

Where is a good place to get them done professionally if I do that?

Anyone have a slide/negative scanner recommendation for less than $200?