Slides to jpeg

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Anyone recommend a machine to digitize my slide collection?

I probably have a few negatives that may need doing also

[iClick]

It really depends on the quality your after and the size you want to output to. If its mostly for online use, then something like this should do the trick.

I used an even more basic and lower megapixel version to achieve this result:

This is straight from the scanner without any adjustments or cleaning.

BTW, That's me, helping to change a tyre on our Valient Safari during our trip around Oz in 1977

[Rok_Dr]

Hi pedro

It all depends on how much you want to spend, the number of slides you want to scan and the quality you are after.

I'm currently using an Epson V700 and vuescan drivers. It's at the top end of the flat beds but gives high resolution and I can scan 12 slides at a time and can calibrate for Kodachrome. New they are about $700-900. There are cheaper Canon and Epson flat beds which also do a good job. Plustek is another quality brand.

At the cheap end Kaiser Baas do a number of models in the $100-200 range. I can't comment on quality tho.

Cheers

Steve

[sheerluck]

Anyone recommend a machine to digitize my slide collection?

I probably have a few negatives that may need doing also

They were selling a machine very similar to the one iClick has linked to in Aldi last week, for $50 I think it was.

If you have an Aldi close by, might be worth a punt. (Apparently they are pretty good for the money)

[Bushie]

I've had a Plustek for a few years (no doubt it has been superceded now) but is capable of good results. The end result however will be highly dependent on the original slide/negative.


Good one (1985 slide)


Not so good (1977 slide)



Martyn

[JDNSW]

I have one I got from Big W for under $100. While many have suggested this is a less than satisfactory type, I have found that with only 5mp its resolution exceeds by a considerable margin the resolution of almost all my slides. While the colour accuracy may not be perfect, neither is the colour accuracy of most of the slides after being stored for up to sixty years.

In my view, it is adequate, and a sample is given below - my 2a on the banks of the Condamine at Surat in 1964. It has been scaled down to 640 width.

John

[Grappler]

Coincidentally, Ive just started digitising my old transprancies and negatives

Its a very laborious pocess

I got hold of a Qpix PS989, 14 MP and gives a good result. Keep in mind you cant polish a turd, so if your original is degraded you will get a true copy of that

Here is my examlpe from Sep 73, taken by my wife of my first Landrover S2

[iClick]

Not so good (1977 slide)
Martyn

I hope you don't mind Martyn I had a very quick go at removing the blemishes from your picture. I've seen you post this before, it's a very iconic Australian image.



Sorry Pedro for hijacking your thread..

[dullbird]

Nicely done iclick

[Listerdiesel]

We use Epson Perfection flatbed scanners with either the separate top slide scanner attachment which replaces the original lid, or the later and smaller unit which is placed over the slide on the scanner glass.

Both give good results and both offer colour negative conversion on the fly as well as B&W negative to positive conversion.

I used to take a lot of slides before digital came along, still got loads to sort through.

Peter