Converting slides

[Lydia Leftcoast]

My family has boxes of old slides from trips to Europe and around the U.S., and now that my mother and stepfather are giving up their house, those boxes are kind of in the way. I'd like to convert those slides to digital photos, but I've looked into the possibiity, and it's expensive!

So my question is this: Is there any kind of affordable scanner that could scan slides to be processed by iPhoto or simply transferred to a CD?

Or is the process too complicated to do at home?

(Don't laugh. I'm strictly a word processing, spread sheet and Internet type of user.)

[feminazi]

1. you might want to ask this in the photography group

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=280

i had a similar question about scanners for negatives and they were most helpful.

[Touchdown]

2. The Konica/Minolta scanner is very good

and it's affordable. You can buy it used off of ebay, or a new one at Amazon.

[Touchdown]

3. I posted your question in the photo group.

Hope you don't mind. :hi:

[Touchdown]

4. You got a few answers over there.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=280x9844

BTW: If you need some pointers on editing/fixing your shots in iPhoto, I'll be happy to help. It's not as powerful as Photoshop, but it does a good job for simpler fixes.

[dpbrown]

5. I found this "Digital Hub" piece on MacWorld

http://www.macworld.com/2004/01/secrets/digitalhub/index.php

It contains this excerpt:

Many flatbed scanners include a film adapter for scanning negatives or slides. With some scanners, the adapter snaps onto the scanner's bed. However, this means finding and installing the adapter each time you want to scan a negative. A more convenient option is a scanner with the adapter built into the lid, such as Epson's $199 Perfection 3170 Photo (www .epson.com). The Perfection 3170 can scan negatives and mounted slides, and unlike many flatbeds, it can scan medium-format film such as the 120 format popular in old cameras.