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Chuck, I'm not enough of a photographer to know whether that would work. I would think so, but that also would be very slow. And I probably do not have good enough equipment for that sort of thing.
Scanning pics of tractors (using slides)
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Chuck52
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Bird,
Seems like if it would give decent results at all, you could set up a jig to just drop the slides in one at a time and shoot them. I am assuming the camera is fixed in position and no adjustments are needed for the focus. Then it should be at least as fast as a scanner doing them one at a time. You could even leave the camera connected to your computer and download without having to remove the camera from the stand. But, it would probably only make sense if you already had a camera that would accept a macro lens. A cable release for the shutter would help too.
Chuck
Seems like if it would give decent results at all, you could set up a jig to just drop the slides in one at a time and shoot them. I am assuming the camera is fixed in position and no adjustments are needed for the focus. Then it should be at least as fast as a scanner doing them one at a time. You could even leave the camera connected to your computer and download without having to remove the camera from the stand. But, it would probably only make sense if you already had a camera that would accept a macro lens. A cable release for the shutter would help too.
Chuck
GaryM
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I have what might be an earlier model of the same unit. Mine requires a SCSI connection to the PC via an ISA card. And the new PCs don't take ISA cards anymore. The later models are USB.
It's always worked well, just not real fast. I scanned some slides I shot at Yellowstone Park back in the 50's, when I was a Boy Scout, and they turned out well for being over 40 years old.
It's always worked well, just not real fast. I scanned some slides I shot at Yellowstone Park back in the 50's, when I was a Boy Scout, and they turned out well for being over 40 years old.
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Jim, being a computer and photography dummy, I just looked up a few things and find that Circuit City (and CompUSA) have a Hewlett-Packard SJ3670C for about $80. Of course I'm sure that ain't the best quality available, but what would be wrong with that?
ronjhall
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Bird
HP has an attachment to provide the back lighting. One came with my HP 5300 scanner. Attached is a picture of one.
I did a bunch of slide with it. I found out why I need a high DPI resolution scanner. I scanned the slides at the high resolution then enlarged the scanned picture to 600 X 800. I like being able to use the attachment but it was slow with because I could only do one at a time.
HP has an attachment to provide the back lighting. One came with my HP 5300 scanner. Attached is a picture of one.
I did a bunch of slide with it. I found out why I need a high DPI resolution scanner. I scanned the slides at the high resolution then enlarged the scanned picture to 600 X 800. I like being able to use the attachment but it was slow with because I could only do one at a time.
TresCrows
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"Bird, with a flatbed scanner, you need a source of light behind the slide or you will not see much of an image (very, very dark). Many scanners come with special light attachments just for slides or transparencies. If you have one of these, your results should be good. Without one, it's an exercise in frustration. "
My flatbed scanner does exactly that and has results sufficient for printing and certainly for viewing on computer. It came with a slide and a negative holder. For really good results a better unit would be needed but mine does OK. Visoneer One Touch or some such as that. J
My flatbed scanner does exactly that and has results sufficient for printing and certainly for viewing on computer. It came with a slide and a negative holder. For really good results a better unit would be needed but mine does OK. Visoneer One Touch or some such as that. J
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Richard,
I found an HP Slide/Negative scanner on sale (discontinued) at Office Depot. Seems like the regular price was around $599 and the discounted price was around $350. It'll also scan small photos.
I bought it to help generate pictures for the "Family Calendars" that I make each year ; in addition to the family photos the calendar has everyone's birthdays, anniversaries, "In memory", etc.
I also have a medium resolution HP flatbed scanner at work with the "Slide Scanner" device. Let me say that from my experience scanning the same slide on both machines that the dedicated HP slide scanner does a much better job.
I will also point out that the process is very time consuming, but comparable to the time it takes to scan a photo on a flatbed scanner (the initial scan generates the preview, then the final scan saves to the hard disk drive).
Based upon your profile it looks like we live 30 minutes (or less) from each other. It is possible that we might somehow get together one day so that I can give you a demo.
Kelvin
I found an HP Slide/Negative scanner on sale (discontinued) at Office Depot. Seems like the regular price was around $599 and the discounted price was around $350. It'll also scan small photos.
I bought it to help generate pictures for the "Family Calendars" that I make each year ; in addition to the family photos the calendar has everyone's birthdays, anniversaries, "In memory", etc.
I also have a medium resolution HP flatbed scanner at work with the "Slide Scanner" device. Let me say that from my experience scanning the same slide on both machines that the dedicated HP slide scanner does a much better job.
I will also point out that the process is very time consuming, but comparable to the time it takes to scan a photo on a flatbed scanner (the initial scan generates the preview, then the final scan saves to the hard disk drive).
Based upon your profile it looks like we live 30 minutes (or less) from each other. It is possible that we might somehow get together one day so that I can give you a demo.
Kelvin
GaryM
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Bird, a general rule for scanning is that for PRINTS you want to end up with 200-300 DPI at the printing size. The scanner you provided the link for scans at 1200 DPI optical resolution. Don't pay too much attention to the ENHANCED resolution. If a 35mm slide is 1 3/8" by 7/8", at the 200 DPI lower end your prints shouldn't be larger than about 6"x7". 300 DPI would make better prints. These rules are not hard and fast, but a guide. Of course if you just want to display the images on a monitor you can get a much larger final size with the same scanning resolution.
The old HP I have scans slides at 2400 DPI. This one http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.jsp?c=1&b=g&catoid=-8030&qp=0&oid=77588 scans at 2400 DPI and sells for $140.
The HP PhotoSmart S20xi, latest model of the one I have, sells for $500, probably more than you want to spend.
The attachment shown by ronjhall has never worked too well for anyone I know. Your milage may vary.
Additionally, scanning slides on the flatbeds I've used was slow because the scanner wanted to prescan the entire bed, even though there was only a small area in use.
The old HP I have scans slides at 2400 DPI. This one http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.jsp?c=1&b=g&catoid=-8030&qp=0&oid=77588 scans at 2400 DPI and sells for $140.
The HP PhotoSmart S20xi, latest model of the one I have, sells for $500, probably more than you want to spend.
The attachment shown by ronjhall has never worked too well for anyone I know. Your milage may vary.
Additionally, scanning slides on the flatbeds I've used was slow because the scanner wanted to prescan the entire bed, even though there was only a small area in use.
Wal
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I have just one MAJOR recommendation. Get a dedicated slide scanner from a well known company if you want good quality. Don't even bother with a flatbed scanner with a 35mm adapter. You will get awful results /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif. Trust me, I do this for a living. I use a three year old Nikon LS-2000 here at work, and it has done yeoman duty scanning God knows how many thousands of slides. It also pioneered (I think) the concept of digitally removing scratches, dirt, junk, etc. from your slides. I have seen some truly AWFUL old slides come out very nice indeed /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif. Of course, the LS-2000 is "obsolete" now, but I would buy another one if I had to do it all over again.
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Bird, sorry to take so long to get back to you. I've been "out of pocket" most of yesterday and today.
That HP SJ3670C is probably a fine setup for traditional scanning, but if you look at RonJHall's attachment, you will see their "slide adapter" and that is the thing I just found so frustrating. I hate it! I guess I'm a bit spoiled, but for anything amounting to more than a half-dozen slides in my lifetime, I'm just gonna find some other way to do it.
Actually, Chuck52 is not that far off in what you can do. It's a simple process if you have a slide projector and a smooth white wall or screen. Set your digital camera up on a tripod and load your slides into your projector. Put the picture up on the wall or screen and take a snapshot of it. Don't use flash of course. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif With a little practice in a darkened room, you just might be surprised at the results. Having the projector and a good lamp is the key to success. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
Bird, sorry to take so long to get back to you. I've been "out of pocket" most of yesterday and today.
That HP SJ3670C is probably a fine setup for traditional scanning, but if you look at RonJHall's attachment, you will see their "slide adapter" and that is the thing I just found so frustrating. I hate it! I guess I'm a bit spoiled, but for anything amounting to more than a half-dozen slides in my lifetime, I'm just gonna find some other way to do it.
Actually, Chuck52 is not that far off in what you can do. It's a simple process if you have a slide projector and a smooth white wall or screen. Set your digital camera up on a tripod and load your slides into your projector. Put the picture up on the wall or screen and take a snapshot of it. Don't use flash of course. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif With a little practice in a darkened room, you just might be surprised at the results. Having the projector and a good lamp is the key to success. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
