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Old March 16th 18, 06:33 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Default Scanning Negatives II

On 2018-03-15 19:25:40 +0000, Carlos E.R. said:

On 2018-03-15 18:21, RJH wrote:
Probably an altogether lower league to the recent post, but what's the
opinion on this*:

https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-O...rticleId=11482

I've a few hundred negatives I'd like to relive - last word in quality
not that important, but a half-decent rendition would be nice to
distribute to family/friends.


* Silvercrest Negative Digitiser £ 24.99

Keep older memories alive with this handy device that scans negatives
and photo slides on to your PC
Suitable for 35mm film strips and 5 x 5cm small picture slides
High-definition CMOS 5 megapixel sensor produces quality 1800dpi scans
with automatic colour balancing and exposure control
One-button scan function for ease of use
Includes software CD, cleaning brush, photo slide cassette and two
film-strip holders


The pros is that it is cheap, but the cons is that it is only 5
megapixel. Ie, as good as a 5 megapixel camera. There are many in this
range.

The Reflecta X7 is 14 Megapixels, but costs four times more (£106.22 at
Amazon UK). Two seconds per photo, manual feed.

If you want better quality than that there are many choices, but more
expensive. Some take several minutes per photo, some use advanced
techniques to eliminate dust.

If you already have a macro lenses, then an "slide copying adapter"
becomes interesting.

You choose according to your price bracket and needs :-)


If you are pressed for time and have shoeboxes full of slides and negs
then Oki... The pictures will be preserved as long as someone cares to
keep the files and that can be important to future family members and
sometimes for coming ethnographs/historians as well. But if you have
quality material and can spare the time then there are better equipment
and methods that we have discussed elsewhere.
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