Saturday, August 18, 2012

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

SlideSnap Pro VS Nikon Coolscan 9000 35mm Slide Scanner 4000DPI Race

We put our rapid slide scanner, the SlideSnap pro up against Nikon's trusty tank, the 9000ED. 5 slides, 4000DPI, two Macbook Pros, one winner.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Perfection Scanner

Buy From Amazon US is.gd Product Description Perfection Scanner Scans up to 8.5" x 11.7".2.0 USB port.Epson Copy Utility, MonacoEZcolor, Adobe Photoshop Elements, LaserSoft Imaging SilverFast Ai 6*, ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCR and Epson Scan with Epson Easy Photo Fix Technology software included.Media type: photo, 35mm film and medium format film.Mac and PC compatible.12" W x 6" H x 20" D.Includes hi-speed USB 2.0 cable, AC adapter, power cable, fluid mount accessory, 4 film holders: 35mm negatives, 35mm slides, medium format and 4" x 5". Disclaimer: "Comptoir is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon." "Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon, Inc. or its affiliates"

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Scanning 110 film negatives with the Epson Perfection V700/750 (digitizing to jpeg, bmp, tif file)

Here's my amateur "How To" video guide for those people who, like me, want to scan 110 film negatives using the Epson V750 Pro (or V700) Flatbed scanner. Although the scanner does not come with a dedicated 110 film negative tray you can follow my tips and use the scanner's included medium format film tray instead (avoiding the need to use a tricky fluid mount accessory or spend additional money on a custom made 110 film tray). MY REVIEW: I'd recommend the Epson V750 Pro flatbed scanner for any semi professional who wishes to scan a combination of both printed "traditional" photographs as well as negatives & transparencies. I used mine to digitise my entire family photo archive of over 5000 photographs which included 110 film, 35mm film, 35mm slides, prints, positive transparencies and Advanced Photo System (APS) film. I am just so thrilled with the results of my scanning project and using the Silverfast software I got some really accurate colours from my negatives and Kodachrome slides. [Please note the best resolution to scan the negatives and positives on the Epson V750 Pro/700 is at no more than 2400dpi and for traditional prints scan at a print quality dpi of around 300 or 600dpi.] Epson Perfection V750 Pro ==================== Buy @ amazon.com: www.amazon.com Buy @ amazon.co.uk: www.amazon.co.uk ------------------------- The cheaper Epson Perfection V700 is virtually the same scanner as the one I own except it does not have a special optical coating on the scanner's ...

Thursday, August 9, 2012

ION SCAN

Buy Now From AMAZON US is.gd Customer Reviews: "When I told an Uncle I could scan and convert his 250+ Korean War slides to picture, I didn't know what I had gotten into. I have scanned and retouched photos and converted film negatives and have become the "family archivist" of sorts. I soon learned 35mm slides are a whole different ball game. I had no prior experience with slides and had to learn how to perform the task I had promised my Uncle. I began by reading information on slide conversion. I read reviews of portable slide scanners and looked at prices. The ION Omni Scan was reasonably priced and seemed to have good reviews. I ordered it and was pleasantly surprised at my first attempts at scanning. The 10 MegaPixel setting gave large scans that were easy to retouch and prepare for printing.(I found out that slides mold and have all kinds of specks that require special cleaning) The slide slot was a little snug as indicated in some of the other reviews, but I think it was more a case of some of the slides being wider. The majority of them were easy to insert and remove, some required a little more force to pull out. The menu was easy to navigate, and the functions are handy, allowing you to reverse and flip the image before scanning. The pop-up screen gave a clear picture and allowed you to adjust the position of the slide prior to scanning. The instructions could be a little more clear, but it was easy to figure out the functions with a little trial and error. I ...

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

35mm-slides-packing3.AVI

Suggested method of packing your 35mm slides to send to SlidesDigitized.com for scanning. This is using a regular shoebox and polythene dustbin sack. Please remember to always include you name and address when you send us your slides! I hope you have more luck with the dustbin sack than I did!