slide to digital via scan

[cvansickler]

I just took 10 slides in to Full Color in Dallas to get scanned this past week so that I could start printing. The scans were horrible, the colors were off by quite a bit, and they even cropped an image when it should not have been. I am very unimpressed. Maybe they had a new kid on the machine I dont know but I doubt that I will be taking my business back there.

Does anyone know of a good place to get some slides converted to digital. Full color was very cheap to deal with approx. $1/slide scan, but with the colors so off, it was a waste of my time and money.

I understand that BWC does drum scans but they are quite a bit more --- roughly $25/slide scan via a drum scanner. I have roughly 50 slides that I need to get scanned with that many slides at $25 per pop that is $1000.

Does anyone else know of any other place that does a good job for a reasonable price.

[lucian]

Many years ago, in the time of film, we would sometimes use a slide duplicator to copy slides or get a negative.

Have you thought of maybe doing that. I know B&H had a digital duplicator that ran about $90. Just a thought.

[venchka]

That idea has come up often. However, you may need a macro lens. I do know that slide copiers that fit on the front of lenses have been around since before electricity. OK, after electricity but a long time.

You could buy a Nikon 35mm film scanner for between $600, $1,000 or $2,000 depending on the model you pick. At least you'll know who to blame for "operator error".

The Wolf Camera store in my neighborhood does a great job with hi-res negative scans. If you have one of those handy, you might try them for slide scans.