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To: Lazlo in PA

Is there a product that I can use with my scanner to scan slides to a larger scale .jpg? I have heard there may be a scanning adapter but have only seen ones that will scan the slide in it’s original size (too small).

I had taken a few hundred slides to a local developer who gave me a break on the per quantity price and did a fantastic job, but when I showed up the next time with a few hundred more slides, the guy that worked with me the first time was no longer there and his manager wouldn’t budge on the cost.

Gee, come to think of it, I hope the first guy didn’t lose his job on my account... ;-)


27 posted on 10/03/2011 10:23:21 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: Hatteras

Every once in a while I see devices that transfers slides to your computer in catalogs like Sharper Image. As far as I know, they are full size when they are transferred. I know our local camera shop gets an arm and a leg to do it so I just break out the old Kodak carousel and screen.


41 posted on 10/03/2011 10:47:38 AM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Hatteras

It would depend on how many pixels are on the scanner imager.


65 posted on 10/03/2011 11:45:22 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: Hatteras

this one looks really good...

http://www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN/PLTK7600/7600.HTM


66 posted on 10/03/2011 11:49:14 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: Hatteras
At one point I spent a lot of time checking into high quality slide scanning that I wanted to blowup into office wall pictures. By far the best, which I ultimately used, was http://www.pearsonimaging.com/.

To do this well requires very high tech equipment such as Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED professional grade film scanners. I would suggest you send your few special slides to pearson imaging.

69 posted on 10/03/2011 11:53:02 AM PDT by dickmc
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To: Hatteras

Check into the Epson Perfection V600 scanner. I have the older model V500 and love it. It scans high resolution (the higher the resolution the longer the scan time). It works like a dream. I’ve scanned in thousands of slides for myself and others over the past few years.


85 posted on 10/03/2011 1:41:13 PM PDT by carmody
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To: Hatteras
I bought this Canon CanoScan 8800F Color Film/Negative/Photo Scanner from Amazon for my Dad. He used it to scan 5000+ slides that my Grandparents had taken over the years. You can batch-scan up to 4 slides or 12 35mm frames. And you can digitally remove dust, scratches, and other imperfections from old photos. They looked great but it was labor intensive. Definitely a labor of love. I can see why the photo shop wants full price.
111 posted on 10/03/2011 10:51:43 PM PDT by SunTzuWu
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