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35mm slide scanners
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:55 pm
by Martin Evans
Hi folks
A friend is asking if I can recommend a good scanner to convert slides to (presume) jpegs? I can't, but I know a society of people who probably can.
Anyone?
Cheers
Martin
Re: 35mm slide scanners
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:32 pm
by Dave Watterson
The Plustek range give very good quality, but they start at around 250 pounds. I have tried a few cheap systems, but the results are usually poor.
It will help if your friend has a good image editing program to adjust colours and crop pictures.
Re: 35mm slide scanners
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 1:36 pm
by Martin Evans
Thanks Dave, I've passed that on.
Re: 35mm slide scanners
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 12:51 pm
by tom hardwick
I agree, the cheepie slide/neg scanners are so so, and best ignored. With a little care and a little light table a smartphone can do a pretty good job, as my Positive Image article on the subject pointed out. Alternatively I know a man who does this work to a very high standard, and funnily enough he wrote that Positive Image article.