Slide scanning

[RichardH]

My dad is asking about having some of his slides scanned. At the moment I don't know how many he's talking about, so I'm not sure it's worth me getting a slide scanner to do the job for him (though I wouldn't mind scanning a few of my old Kodachrome 25 stuff).

So - any recommendations on a good value (secondhand is good) scanner, or a service that doesn't cost the earth?

 

[sugdenman]

hi richard, canon canoscan 4400f, £60- 70 ish good value for money.Fairly easy to use,got mine from Amazon,seems to do the trick.

Tom B.

 

[cliffpatte]

My HP all-in-one printer has a slide scan attachment. The results look OK to me. I'm sure you can get one on ebay for next to nothing as people buy new printers frequently.

 

[Joe P]

Richard,

If you have a lot to scan a Nikon Coolscan IV or V with the slide feeder widget is the way to go.

Joe

 

[Paul L]

Then there's the view that an Epson 4990/V700/V750 could be what you need if it's more than just 35mm

 

[JTC]

Richard, if you would like a slide scanner you can have mine - it's a SCSI Canoscan FS2710, it works but I think needs a new bulb (and may therefore not be cost-effective to repair). Includes Adaptec PCI SCSI card. PM if interested. I'm on the verge of chucking it out anyway, so you could do worse than give it a try for repairs (send me a book token if you get it working cheaply ;-)