Does your average scanner scan slides?

[Jged]

Hi,

I was just wondering if most scanners are capable of doing this as I have quite a number to use for a website.

Any help appreciated.

Jged

[eggler]

Maybe your average very expensive scanner? I can't even get the lid of mine. (...evil canon... mumble... evil tech support... mumble mumble)

I know with my old Agfa SnapScan (which was brilliant except it died a month out of warrenty) you could buy a transparency adapter for about Australian $300.

[Aria]

I dont know what scanner you currently have so its hard to advise but if this is a one-off job, it might be more cost-effective to go to a professional photo lab (Here in London id go to Joes Basement for instance) and ask them to scan them in for me .You just give them your specs (res , size etc)and they transfer everything on a cdrom for you .

The quality is great - the sort of that you couldnt really achieve with a standard Agfa slide scanner (i know cos i have one )

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[insomnia-design]

my dad has a Canoscan FS 2710 slide scanner. its very good because you get a better quality picture with scanning slides. it cost around £400, dunno wat that it in dollars. its dimensions are 30cm x 13cm x 8cm (about) just in case you were wondering wat it looks like !
regardz,
paul

[Aria]

Originally posted by insomnia-design
my dad has a Canoscan FS 2710 slide scanner. its very good because you get a better quality picture with scanning slides. it cost around £400, dunno wat that it in dollars. its dimensions are 30cm x 13cm x 8cm (about) just in case you were wondering wat it looks like !
regardz,
paul

welcome to FK insomnia-design

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[Jged]

Hi,

Thanks for your replies and putting me in the picture so to speak! I too live in the south east so I'll look up Jo's Basement in Yellow Pages!

Jged

[Aria]

Originally posted by Jged
Hi,

Thanks for your replies and putting me in the picture so to speak! I too live in the south east so I'll look up Jo's Basement in Yellow Pages!

Jged

Joes Basement is in Wardour street , im one of the regulars there
Another good place is Metro , but rather more expensive.

http://www.joesbasement.co.uk/

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[Jged]

Much appreciated,

Jged

[insomnia-design]

Originally posted by Aria

welcome to FK insomnia-design

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thanks, but i've been lookin at this site 4 ages, never registered though...