Slide to digital

[KARL]

I may want to transfer photos from slides to a computer. Assuming there are some special gadgets that facilitate this in good quality, can anyone suggest how to look for such a thing. Suggestions on alternative solutions would be welcome.

[Cetti]

Hi Karl. My Canon 3000F scanner has this attachment already in place, but  there is a booklet devoted to software (inside weekend mags) with a special gadget just for this very purpose. I'm sure someone else will have the answer, but if not I'll try to find the name if you wish.

[KARL]

Thanks Cetti, if you find any details (at your convenience) and nothing has been entered here before you get back, then I would be grateful......

[LeMarchand]

Pop into your local Jessops ot photo store, they will sell suitable scanners. If you go to the Jessops site ( http://www.jessops.com/shop.cfm ) and look in the "Scanners" section, the first entry seems to be what you need. If you shop around/check eBay, you can probably shave a bit off the price. You may find it cheaper/better value to buy the Canon Cetti has or something similar, though!

[Cetti]

We bought our Canon CanoScan 3000F for about �70 from Jessops 18 months ago, and in that time the models that include attachments for  slides and transparancies have advanced  in leaps and bounds making ours look quite archaic. 

 I would be inclined to do as LeMarchand has suggested, have a chat with your local Jessops about a film scanner as it sounds as though you may have a lot of slides, so they will point you in the right direction - then look for the cheapest on the internet.

I still haven't given up looking for that gadget - but in the meantime have a look at 10 pages of film scanners:

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index%3Delectronics-uk%26field-keywords%3Dfilm%20scanner%26results-process%3Ddefault%26dispatch%3Dsearch/ref%3Dpd%5Fsl%5Faw%5Ftops-2%5Felectronics-uk%5F6575288%5F1/026-0818921-6063600

I do find very large links!!

[KARL]

Thanks for more helpful hints - film scanner, will look into this.