how does one convert 35 mm slides to a CD-rom?

[grasswire]

I just found a very old box of slides of family photos. Some go as far back as the 1940s.

What's the process to get those to CD form?

And how would I go about getting prints made?

[gmoney]

1. your local photo lab should be able to do it

Try Walgreens or a camera store. It's not too expensive, and they can make prints for you from the CD. Piece of cake.

[grasswire]

2. can I do it myself somehow?

Oh, probably not.

[InvisibleTouch]

3. Some digital cameras have an attachment...

...that lets you insert the slide and take a digital picture of it. I did this a few years ago with several big boxes of slides. Took quite some time, but I'm glad I did it.

You then download the digital pics to your computer and burn them onto CD. Easy. :)

[gmoney]

11. You can get an inexpensive flatbed scanner

...with the transparency adapter as someone else posted. The only problem is that it's very time consuming. If the old slides are faded, you'll have to use PhotoShop or something to try to correct the color, etc. If you send them out, they may be able to do the correction as part of the price, and if you're selective with what you have scanned, it will cost less than buying a scanner, not to mention the value of your time.

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. Got a flatbed scanner?

See if it has a transparency/negative carrier in the lid. If not, check the manufacturer's site to see if one's available.

[grasswire]

5. I have three flatbed scanners

But I don't see any transparency carrier.

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. Welp...

In that case, most one-hour photo places can handle that.

[grasswire]

7. thanks

(there oughta be a smilie for two cocktail glasses)

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. Yeah

Some animation wiz oughta come up with tink.gif. ;)

[grasswire]

8. whatever happened to our old friend...

...who used to say "welp" every night on leaving chat?

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. ?

I dinna rrremember that. :shrug:

[grasswire]

12. you forgot him already?

the Republican with the gardening hobby?

Oh well. Now I've forgotten his screen name. Nevermind.

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. From FSZ or Ccino?

If FSZ, ain't no way I can remember that far back.

[grasswire]

14. both!

the truck driver

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. Rd?

Did he say that?

He jacked around with the language so much that I can't keep track of all of it.

[grasswire]

16. oh yes

That was the nightly signoff. "Welp..."

[Oeditpus Rex]

17. '...with kindest apologies...'

[wain]

18. HP 4890 photo scanner

I've had great success with this flatbed scanner. You can scan 16 slides at once.

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/15179-64195-215155-298148-215155-447376.html

Also looking to acquire this software:

http://www.silverfast.com/scanner-software/

Expensive, but depends on how much you value your old slides. Check out the demo.

Good luck.

:)

[Deja Q]

19. 3 options:

1. Going to photo lab. This is economical if you only have a handful. Ask what resolution they scan them in, and what equipment they use. For the prices they offer, they should be using dedicated film scanners (squeal with delight if they say 'drum scanner')...

2. Flatbed scanner. This will give the worst quality. The sensor cannot pick up the fine details. Of course, they sell for reasonable prices ($250 for a high quality, slide-capable device.) But while they say they will scan slides and negs, keep in mind that their top quality matches dedicated film scanner quality of a scanner made 6 years ago.

3. Dedicated film scanner (e.g. Nikon Coolscan V). These puppies scan really fine detail. After built-in cleaning algorithms are applied, scanned slides look just as sharp as digital pics. (film quality varies per ISO rating...) These devices also cost more (the Coolscan V costs $500).

I use option #3 myself as my photo work is almost exclusively film and slides. Given it's 1/4th the price of a near-decent dSLR (including lenses, filters, et al), and I can get film processed without prints, net cost per neg is very low indeed.