Scanning slides

I have a collection of approx 100 slides that I took many years ago when I
thought that viewing photos on a screen was the way to go! I would like to
get these onto VCD but my scanner does not have a slide/negative adaptor. I
am very reluctant to buy a dedicated slide scanner, or even a new scanner
that has a slide adaptor, because once those 100 slides have been processed
I will never have need for the equipment again.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Is it possible to hire a slide scanner
from anywhere? Is there anyway I can 'mock-up' an adaptor to use with my
present Epson scanner? Are there firms (or anyone out there!) that will do
the job for me at a reasonable price?

Kev

I can't answer to what firms are available where you live,
but in southeast Michigan there are a couple of places that
do slide scans as well as turning VCR tapes into DVDs. Take
a look at your local Yellow Pages.

As to dedicated slide scanners, I would definitely not
recommend you buy one for just 100 slides. I mistakenly held
to a tight budget when I bought mine and it doesn't do a
good job at all. A Nikon slide scanner had been recommended
to me at the time but I didn't want to spend the $600 it
cost, so I now have a $250 boat anchor on my desk.

Good luck in your quest to go digital!

--
ATM, aka Jerry Rivers

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm!" -
Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately
explained by stupidity!" - Hanlon's Razor

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I can't answer to what firms are available where you live,
but in southeast Michigan there are a couple of places that
do slide scans as well as turning VCR tapes into DVDs. Take
a look at your local Yellow Pages.

As to dedicated slide scanners, I would definitely not
recommend you buy one for just 100 slides. I mistakenly held
to a tight budget when I bought mine and it doesn't do a
good job at all. A Nikon slide scanner had been recommended
to me at the time but I didn't want to spend the $600 it
cost, so I now have a $250 boat anchor on my desk.

Good luck in your quest to go digital!

--
ATM, aka Jerry Rivers

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm!" -
Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately
explained by stupidity!" - Hanlon's Razor

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I can't answer to what firms are available where you live,
but in southeast Michigan there are a couple of places that
do slide scans as well as turning VCR tapes into DVDs. Take
a look at your local Yellow Pages.

As to dedicated slide scanners, I would definitely not
recommend you buy one for just 100 slides. I mistakenly held
to a tight budget when I bought mine and it doesn't do a
good job at all. A Nikon slide scanner had been recommended
to me at the time but I didn't want to spend the $600 it
cost, so I now have a $250 boat anchor on my desk.

Good luck in your quest to go digital!

--
ATM, aka Jerry Rivers

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm!" -
Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately
explained by stupidity!" - Hanlon's Razor

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If all you want is to scan these slides for viewing on a computer monitor or
television there are many flatbed scanners in the sub $200 range that have
transparency adapters that will suit your purpose.

If all you want is to scan these slides for viewing on a computer monitor or
television there are many flatbed scanners in the sub $200 range that have
transparency adapters that will suit your purpose.

"bmoag" wrote in message
om...
If all you want is to scan these slides for viewing on a computer monitor
or television there are many flatbed scanners in the sub $200 range that
have transparency adapters that will suit your purpose.

OK - thanks for that. I'm still reluctant to buy a new scanner for such a
short term application, however, when I have a perfectly functional scanner
already - albeit without a slide adaptor!!

Kev

"bmoag" wrote in message
om...
If all you want is to scan these slides for viewing on a computer monitor
or television there are many flatbed scanners in the sub $200 range that
have transparency adapters that will suit your purpose.

OK - thanks for that. I'm still reluctant to buy a new scanner for such a
short term application, however, when I have a perfectly functional scanner
already - albeit without a slide adaptor!!

Kev

Kev,

Many labs will scan to CD/DVD. Some may be in the ads to the right of
this thread. Or do a Google web search using 'Fuji' or 'Kodak'
together with 'scan slides CD' or something like that in the box.
Michael

Kev,

Many labs will scan to CD/DVD. Some may be in the ads to the right of
this thread. Or do a Google web search using 'Fuji' or 'Kodak'
together with 'scan slides CD' or something like that in the box.
Michael