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Photography

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

1. I use a Nikon slide scanner

Reply to astonamous (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 05:56 PM

Jan 2012

Not too expensive and has good quality, but is still not fast.

There are places that bulk scan for reasonable amounts of money. Be aware that you will need to align slides properly because they don't do anything but dump into a feeder shoot and scan. No individual attention.

P.S. my father was a photographer, too. I understand your predicament.

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Equipment question re: slides to digital [View all] astonamous Jan 2012 OP

I use a Nikon slide scanner NV Whino Jan 2012 #1

LOL! You must surely know what boxes and boxes of slides look like. astonamous Jan 2012 #3

Yes, use a professional service Major Nikon Jan 2012 #2

I have one of those too. astonamous Jan 2012 #4

Online services will charge you about 25-50 cents per slide Major Nikon Jan 2012 #5

+1, given the number of slides it is not worth your time. ManiacJoe Jan 2012 #6

A coffee cup from Starbucks, a knife to cut a slot, digital camera, alfredo Jan 2012 #7

LOL! I just might try that. astonamous Jan 2012 #8

I took a couple clothes pins, a white background, and extension tubes for the following alfredo Jan 2012 #9

Wow! Nice. astonamous Jan 2012 #10

Thanks. I tried the flatbed route, but I was unimpressed. alfredo Jan 2012 #11