convertor for slides to digital - eos digital xt

petermaz

Looking for a relatively cheap setup to take pics of 35mm slides with my Canon eos digital rebel xt. I have the kit lens (18-35mm zoom) and the cheapo 50mm f1.8. Any advice or links to get advice would be greatly appreciated.

thanx

Osprey Whisperer

Just curious if you just want to turn your 35mm negatives & slides into digital images/files? I purchased a (relatively) inexpensive Minolta dedicated film scanner. The Dimage Scan Dual IV seems to be a pretty decent unit for converting your slides/negatives to digital. It "usually" receives praise and positive reviews. There are many better units...but they are also much more expensive. It might be cheaper than a copy stand and appropriate lens. I'd think it would give better results also. ?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=310893&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001BG1SI/104-9579295-7226336?v=glance&n=172282&v=glance

gtc

slide copier
you could also get a slide copier-which is like a little bellows unit/stand that attaches to the front of your camera and holds the slide at the right length so that you can shoot a copy-they are quite cheap secondhand-or you could send them off top be scanned would be cheaper than buying a scanner

petermaz wrote:

Looking for a relatively cheap setup to take pics of 35mm slides with my Canon eos digital rebel xt. I have the kit lens (18-35mm zoom) and the cheapo 50mm f1.8. Any advice or links to get advice would be greatly appreciated.

thanx

petermaz

Looking for that bellows thing.
Sounds like I'll try that cheap bellows thing if I can find one.