scanning slides

paddler4paddler4 Registered Users Posts: 976 Major grins
edited December 14, 2011 in Finishing School
Not sure if this is the right forum.

I've decided to pay to have a bunch of old slides scanned. I am concerned about the quality of the scan, but I am not interested in having the scanning company clean the images up--I want to do that myself. Any recommendations? I have seen several recommendations for Scan Cafe, which seems tobe one of the cheapest, but they normally edit the scans.

Many thanks.
http://dkoretz.smugmug.com/

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  • Dan7312Dan7312 Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2011
    Scancafe has a Pro scanning option that gives you an uncompressed TIFF of the raw scan.



    paddler4 wrote: »
    Not sure if this is the right forum.

    I've decided to pay to have a bunch of old slides scanned. I am concerned about the quality of the scan, but I am not interested in having the scanning company clean the images up--I want to do that myself. Any recommendations? I have seen several recommendations for Scan Cafe, which seems tobe one of the cheapest, but they normally edit the scans.

    Many thanks.
    Dan

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  • paddler4paddler4 Registered Users Posts: 976 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2011
    Thanks. very helpful suggestion. I have written them for a few more details than they have on the web about this.
    http://dkoretz.smugmug.com/
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2011
    digmypics.com

    I used them and had a great experience.
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  • basfltbasflt Registered Users Posts: 1,882 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2011
    this might be a dumb question , but thats what i am

    why you dont want to do it your self ?

    average scanners are not expensive ( at least over here )
    Bas

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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2011
    basflt wrote: »
    this might be a dumb question , but thats what i am

    why you dont want to do it your self ?

    average scanners are not expensive ( at least over here )

    It's a huge time-sucking PITA, IMO.
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  • paddler4paddler4 Registered Users Posts: 976 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2011
    Right, time and the PITA. I would much rather spend my time editing the digital images than hunched over a scanner. Re digmypics: thanks.
    http://dkoretz.smugmug.com/
  • BinaryFxBinaryFx Registered Users Posts: 707 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2011
    paddler4 wrote: »
    Right, time and the PITA. I would much rather spend my time editing the digital images than hunched over a scanner. Re digmypics: thanks.

    The caveat being, that if the scan is poor (dust, scratches, focus issues, newton rings etc) - you will be spending a lot more time in front of the computer! Which is why getting a good reference from other folk that have used a particular supplier can be critical.


    Regards,

    Stephen Marsh
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