I took my first trip to Europe back in 1979, and all my pictures are 35mm slides, just sitting in a carousel collecting dust. I really want to see them again! This is not only about my pics, my Aunt went to Norway in the 50’s (certainly her slides are black and white), and now that I’m into genealogy I want to see pictures she took . They were mostly of our relatives over there. It would be so fun to put all these pictures into my family tree software! Is this possible, and if so, how can I do it?
Answer: This is not only possible, but it is a a fun project and incredibly easy. Check out this 35mm slide scanner it should be all you need. Good luck and get ready for some fun!
My HP4010 scanner converts slides to jpg images.
Your scanner should do slides too, I’d be very surprised if it can’t do positive images, you might need to take the film out of the frame to get then into the scanner, check the software that came with it.
If it can’t there are plenty of cheap second hand scanners, both dedicated film scanners and flatbed scanners with slide/film capability built in on eBay (buyer beware). If they don’t come with software check the extensive scanner list on the VueScan software site here , and get one on the list. It’s the best software to use anyway.
The other method is to mount the slide onto a light box (or window) and photograph them with a macro lens, if you have such a thing, much quicker than scanning, but maybe not quite as good a quality.
Chris
You don’t mention what type of scanner you have, but many have transparency (slide) film adapters. Some also have a method of converting the slide in the software. First check out what your scanners software offers, and if you can do it, scan away. That your scanner takes 35mm negs suggests to me you should check the software carefully. Check the company’s web site for info.
Epson makes affordable scanners with 35 mm transparency adapters, so if all else fails …..