Scanning Thousands of Slides

Currently I have thousands of slides from the 1960/1970s which I want
to scan onto CDs. The quote from Jessops - never the cheapest - is 50p
per slide - OUCH!! I don't want to have to rig up a projector and
screen and take photos one at a time. So is there a slide scanning
device - with automated feed - that I can connect to a USB2 port of a
PC - for scanning batches of slides say 100 at a time? Many thanks -
CJB.

CJB

Re: Scanning Thousands of Slides

Pressed commercially with a gold reflective layer perhaps, but "gold CDs"
don't record the data on gold, they record it on the same dyes or
phase-change crystals as any other CDs. What matters is the chemistry of
the dye or phase-change layer, not the composition of the reflective layer.
Of course it is. Spill a bottle of nail polish remover on a stack of them
sometime and see how useful they are afterwards.
--
--John
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(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)


J. Clarke

Re: Scanning Thousands of Slides

I received the following reply ... "Dear John,
Thank you for contacting Photomax. Photos are compressed when backups
are done to save space. The compression is designed that if there is a
data lose we will be able to restore the full resolution photo."
There is a place to ask questions at "http://photomax.custhelp.com"
John
http://www.pictureyourbusiness.myphotomax.com


Kiwiski

Re: Scanning Thousands of Slides

I'll check it out with the company for you...


Kiwiski

Re: Scanning Thousands of Slides

On 12 Jul 2006 14:49:14 -0500, David Dyer-Bennet <dd-b@dd-b.net>
wrote:
i didn't think of mentioning that you have to choose the correct
reproduction ratio on the "micro" lens to achieve 1:1 when multiplied
by 1.5x with the camera.
i'm not too keen on technicalities that don't show up in final output
and i have to say that the "photographed" slides in this way will
print up to 12x16" no worse than the original shots taken with a d200
(or d2x) in the same conditions. then, even if it's possible and easy
that you don't use the full range of the camera, the part you'll use
is enough to give you very good (if not excellent) results.
of course we're talking of slides you want to print: i don't even
thing of projecting digital images acquired digitally anyway.
regards,
--
Gianni Rondinini (31, tanti, RA)
Nikon user - Bmw driver
http://bugbarbeq.deviantart.com

Re: Scanning Thousands of Slides

Thanks for all the information. One critical question remains: are they saving
to lossless JPEG or compressing?
Thanks -- Larry


Pltrgyst

Re: Scanning Thousands of Slides

Hi Larry
It's at 300dpi and into jpg. They are working with the mass market.
There is a q'n'a email "support@photomax.com". As for their honesty -
they've built a billion dollar industry based on word of mouth
marketing - I don't think they'd get away with being dishonest.
The site is free as is space for 5GB of storage. Services include
subscription for more space, DVDs with themed background (put together
with Disney), scanning photos, and all the usual (and some unusual)
things which can be printed upon. It should be all there. They are
owned by a public company (NSE, traded on the NY Stock Exchange under
the symbol NUS) whose accounts are all open etc. They also have a 5A1
Dunn and Brad St Credit rating (the highest possible with under 1% of
companies having it). Their solidity and reputation were important to
me before I stored my photos with them.
All the best
John


Kiwiski

Re: Scanning Thousands of Slides

Try www.slidescanning.com


Slide scanning

Re: Scanning Thousands of Slides

At what resolution and into what format? They don't seem to say what service
they're actually selling on their Web site; that doesn't give me warm fuzzies
about their honesty.
-- Larry


Pltrgyst

Re: Scanning Thousands of Slides

Gidday CJB
Photomax will take your slides, scan and deliver back to you providing
you with CD of them and putting them on a free on-line website. For
100 photos or 75 Slides it costs 55pounds, for 200 98 pounds.
In the last 12 months in the US Photomax scanned more photos than all
the other scanners in the US put together (over 3Million). They are
also the fastest growing of the photo websites.
Email me.
you can get a free Photowebsite at www.pictureofhealth.myphotomax.com
(5GB of storage for free, no minimum activity or purchase level).


John

Re: Scanning Thousands of Slides

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And what old Canon would that be which you like?
Bill


Bill Martin

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