Now this looks like an amazing deal, bring those old photos back to life!
From Monday 7th March
Digitises and backs up old negatives and photo slides to your PC
Suitable for 35mm film strips and 5 x 5cm small picture slides
High-definition CMOS 5 megapixel sensor produces exquisite 1800dpi scans with automatic colour balancing and exposure control
With one-button scan function for ultimate ease of use
Software CD, cleaning brush, photo slide cassette and 2 film-strip holders included
Top comments
Going_Digital
3 Mar 164#8
Yes it is basically a webcam with an LED to illuminate the slide. These things do the job adequately to get old pictures onto a computer for viewing. But don't go thinking you can chuck out your best slides after copying them to the computer or you will regret it.
A proper slide scanner has a much higher colour depth and produces quality that you can get decent prints from.
I think the trouble comes when people have unreasonable expectations for such a basic product. I wouldn't go trying to use one of these to make high quality archives of important pictures in the same way as I wouldn't use a silverline drill to build the forth bridge.
A great cheap way to see old slides that otherwise would sit in a box unused though.
All comments (21)
othen
3 Mar 162#1
What a cool machine, now where could I get some 35mm slides?
James_cleeve73
3 Mar 16#2
This is actually not bad. Certainly not professional quality but basic result is OK and better than the aldi one (which I returned).
dreamager
3 Mar 161#3
Is this just a bad webcam in a box? Sadly I've another brand that's that, and the picture doesn't get evenly illuminated. The term 'scan' is very loosely used with these devices :/
cozzyman
3 Mar 16#4
I take it the same can't be achieved by a normal scanner?
Oneday77 to cozzyman
3 Mar 16#5
No you need some light source shining through the negative/slide to get an actual image.
Normal scans rely on reflected light from the source.
SmashieSmith
3 Mar 16#6
This looks a good price - borrow something that looks very similar, and scanned 3 - 400 slides (it was all my Dad had them saved to in the 70s), and has been great putting the pics on a digital photo frame for him. Lots of good memories, so hot from me.
C.Pennington
3 Mar 16#7
Actually some flatbed scanners can do this, and with better results. Typically you need a negative holder but you can scan a full strip in one go. Don't want to put the deal down though - this is a very small amount of money for this kind of device!
Going_Digital
3 Mar 164#8
Yes it is basically a webcam with an LED to illuminate the slide. These things do the job adequately to get old pictures onto a computer for viewing. But don't go thinking you can chuck out your best slides after copying them to the computer or you will regret it.
A proper slide scanner has a much higher colour depth and produces quality that you can get decent prints from.
I think the trouble comes when people have unreasonable expectations for such a basic product. I wouldn't go trying to use one of these to make high quality archives of important pictures in the same way as I wouldn't use a silverline drill to build the forth bridge.
A great cheap way to see old slides that otherwise would sit in a box unused though.
Jonnyblock to Going_Digital
3 Mar 16#9
What are the alternatives if you want decent quality? Do photoshops do this kind of stuff?
hkhk
3 Mar 161#10
It's the sort of thing you might only need for one weekend, so you could buy a top quality home machine on ebay then sell again and your fees might equal the cost of the silvercrest.
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From Monday 7th March
Digitises and backs up old negatives and photo slides to your PC
Suitable for 35mm film strips and 5 x 5cm small picture slides
High-definition CMOS 5 megapixel sensor produces exquisite 1800dpi scans with automatic colour balancing and exposure control
With one-button scan function for ultimate ease of use
Software CD, cleaning brush, photo slide cassette and 2 film-strip holders included
Top comments
A proper slide scanner has a much higher colour depth and produces quality that you can get decent prints from.
I think the trouble comes when people have unreasonable expectations for such a basic product. I wouldn't go trying to use one of these to make high quality archives of important pictures in the same way as I wouldn't use a silverline drill to build the forth bridge.
A great cheap way to see old slides that otherwise would sit in a box unused though.
All comments (21)
Normal scans rely on reflected light from the source.
A proper slide scanner has a much higher colour depth and produces quality that you can get decent prints from.
I think the trouble comes when people have unreasonable expectations for such a basic product. I wouldn't go trying to use one of these to make high quality archives of important pictures in the same way as I wouldn't use a silverline drill to build the forth bridge.
A great cheap way to see old slides that otherwise would sit in a box unused though.