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 p.1 #1 · Film and slide scanning information needed | |
My mother has a ton of slides in carousels, as well as lots of old family photos - negatives and prints. I started thinking it would be a nice gift to scan them for her. I know she must have a few hundred slides and at least that many photos - let's say 500 total of both. I looked at the price of some services offered by some small operations here (about $0.50/slide) and I thought I might be able to do as well by doing it myself and then selling the scanner when I was done.
I was hoping some kind souls out there who had done this before might have some advice as to how to proceed, what to expect, and what someone - not a pro - ought to need ? I have looked over the specs of the Coolscan 5000 as someone was selling one here. My initial thought was it was overkill - did I really need 4000 DPI ? - until I realized I might be scanning negatives or slides. It was also more expensive than I had naively hoped to pay. If I could get something that would save me some time, that would be great, but on the other hand I don't want to be spending more than I need to.
With about 500 slides and photos - does it make sense to do this myself ? What should someone like me be looking for in a scanner ? What features would make this go faster, how long should I estimate this to take and what might my space requirements look like ?
Thanks in advance for any advice !
Edited on Sep 06, 2008 at 04:05 AM
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