What are some makers of these specialized slide scanners? Thanks Barbara Perkins "E.Rodier" wrote: > Best is a specialized slide scanner that takes several in a holder at one > time with software to adjust color and contrast. Much slower to use an older > or less expensive film/slide scanner that takes one slide at a time. Poorest > method is scanning expensive snapshots printed from slides. > > A good slide/film scanner allows a full page color printout from a slide or > film that has a mountain in bright sun and people in the shade hardly > showing any detail. > Elizabeth > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marlaina Barr" > > What do I do with all the old slides I have? I only > > have a digital camera but will be getting a scanner > > later. > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

http://www.minolta.ca/Minolta/MinoltaC.nsf/pages/MinoltaNavigationalFrame?Op enDocument This long link ends with the word Document and may split on two lines. Minolta Dimage Dual Scan II picture shown with specifications. The APS adaptor is an expensive accessory. PrimeFilm 1800u has been sold at Costco, takes uncut 35mm film and 1 slide at a time. Doesn't have any way to get APS film out of the container. Personally, I wouldn't want to pay a scanning service to scan hundreds of slides or negatives and make a CD with numbers for unedited images. Some of the most interesting slides from the early 1950s may have been poorly exposed or taken on film that faded. Balance the cost of a scanner with the number of images planned. A good scanner would be faster for a large set of high quality pictures but each slide may need careful cleaning. It is tedious to wait for 2400 dpi scans -- about 16 mb files -- and then use software to clean up all the dust that shows. Backups *off* the hard drive, appropriate file names and organization of the original slides have to be part of the plan. For family projects 900x600 pixel "small" copies of slides are good enough to print scrapbooks with a genealogy program using 1-4 images per page. Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Perkins" > What are some makers of these specialized slide scanners? > > "E.Rodier" wrote: > > Best is a specialized slide scanner that takes several in a holder at one > > time with software to adjust color and contrast. Much slower to use an older > > or less expensive film/slide scanner that takes one slide at a time. Poorest > > method is scanning expensive snapshots printed from slides.