Need help: Scanning & Expanding slides.

[mockingbird812]

Hey Mike,

Just trying to expand my repertoire (sp) so as some young gun don't come along and knock me off my perch as the sYc Official Event Photographer (western division). That is a cool web site. I will definitely investigate.

Has anyone had a photo shop digitize them for you? Cost?

[Dog427435]

They need to be in the adapter and the scanner needs to be programed to accept the adapter for it to work.
If you just laid slides on the bed of a regular scanner it will not work.
How good of a scan do you want, will determine how much you want to spend. If you get the slides scanned professionally it could cost you up to $1 each.
This is a 40+ year old slide scanned on a $100 scanner.
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[mockingbird812]

Ah HA! Now I remember! Dog, so you are the one who's work I admired! Those are some nice scans. What model and where did you find it?

Thanks!

[Dog427435]

I use an Epson V100 - I got mine at CompUSA - but Gordon Brothers has liquidated all their stores so you'll need to go some where else. I googled the scanner and they are available all over. I saw prices from $99-$129.

[mockingbird812]

Dog/Rick,

I just read a review about the V100 and one user said that the scanner automatically cropped his slides 15% which he was not able to over ride even in professional mode. Has this been a problem for you two?

[Dog427435]

I am no computer wiz - I can't tell you why his would do that, but its not a problem I've encountered. I've always gotten the full picture.

[Chris396]

I just bought a Cannon CS8800F and I really like it. You can scan 12 frames of 35mm film or 4 frames of 35mm slides. It's an LED scanner so there is no warm up time like the old ones.