Negative / slide scanner

Zirax · 23-01-2010, 21:44

Long post, apologies.

Does anyone have a 35mm film scanner? My granddad has some 35mm pictures that he would like digitised. Now I have seen these scanners that are £40-50 but these seem a tad cheap:-

http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/rf/scanner/10214__266

I could send these to a professional company. However you are talking about at least 50 years worth of negatives at 35mm. He would never let them go anywhere without sitting there right next to the machine while they are done. I can't say I blame him, 50+ years of kids and grandchildren is priceless.

Now my cunning plan is to get him this and then hook upto a digital picture frame which will cycle through them. I think a little later we could get a few frames showing things like grandkids, his kids, holidays etc.

I really think this would be awesome for him. He's had a rough time over xmas with hospital treatment for both him and my nan so it's something I can do

Price wise around £100 ish. I have a small bonus coming from work and I want to use it on him. Now I have googled and come across this site:-

http://www.negativescanners.co.uk/

Of the ones on there, the flatbed is crap which leaves the Nexus and Ion ones. Thoughts please

Does anyone have any good software for negative scanning as well?

23-01-2010, 21:44	#1
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Negative / slide scanner Long post, apologies. Does anyone have a 35mm film scanner? My granddad has some 35mm pictures that he would like digitised. Now I have seen these scanners that are £40-50 but these seem a tad cheap:- http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/rf/scanner/10214__266 I could send these to a professional company. However you are talking about at least 50 years worth of negatives at 35mm. He would never let them go anywhere without sitting there right next to the machine while they are done. I can't say I blame him, 50+ years of kids and grandchildren is priceless. Now my cunning plan is to get him this and then hook upto a digital picture frame which will cycle through them. I think a little later we could get a few frames showing things like grandkids, his kids, holidays etc. I really think this would be awesome for him. He's had a rough time over xmas with hospital treatment for both him and my nan so it's something I can do Price wise around £100 ish. I have a small bonus coming from work and I want to use it on him. Now I have googled and come across this site:- http://www.negativescanners.co.uk/ Of the ones on there, the flatbed is crap which leaves the Nexus and Ion ones. Thoughts please Does anyone have any good software for negative scanning as well?