35mm Slide Scanner

 35mm Slide scanners are devices that bridge the gap between 20th Century and 21st Century photography technologies. Using these scanners, you can make digital copies of photos that you have stored as slides. They are very highly recommended for projects with large numbers of slides. These scanners are the next step up in quality and when possible, you always want to scan from either the negative or the slide. 35mm slides are the usual culprits, and they fit right into the try that slides through the machine. Prints have a dynamic range of about two point five percent.

Scanning slides lets you enhance the quality of the photograph by adding color to the photographs and covering up any scratches or other marks that may have occurred on the slides. You are also able to crop the photographs to focus more on the subjects in the pictures and exclude unnecessary background areas. This is a great way to scan your old memories to your PC ready for editing, archieving or printing. Not only that, but now you have a digital copy of your old slides as a backup in case anything else were to damage the slide, or in case it gets lost. Deluxe models now ship with 5GB of online storage account. For some of the scanners the scanning is done directly from the slide magazine with a capacity of 100 slides and Digital ICE Technology.

There are a few key performance components to consider when searching for a 35mm slide scanner: Resolution, dynamic range, and bit depth. You may also consider scanning speed and any other special features of the scanner when making a purchase. Resolution is typically measured in "dots per inch," or "dpi". Scanner resolutions may range from 72 to 1200 dpi; for an idea of usualy resolution, the typical scanner used for library projects produces 300-600 dpi images.

Most of the software tends to be very user friendly with things like drag and drop features. Each slide only takes a few seconds to scan and the final product can reach almost 5 megapixels with 3,600 dpi.  This makes for a very impressive high quality image. 

Most mainline 35mm Slide Scanners from either Canon, Nikon, Epson or Ion all seem to have similar resolutions and dpi. From there you probably want to start considering other factors such as prices and reliability.

Slid scanner work to scan 35 mm slides at very high resolution, so they are more expensive than flatbeds. They are enjoying a resurgence in the market, due in no small part to buyer disappointment with the many transparency scanning flatbeds around these days. Low-cost products are just fine for capturing photos for the Web and high-cost products are great for things such as prepress, but neither is appropriate for professional photographers. Slide scanners are available in stores and all over the web in a wide range of prices.  Most companies require a credit score scale above 700 and improve credit to finance a really expensive one, but normally you shouldn't have any problems.

I will highlight one scanner from some of the top brands (remember this is a current assessment of prices and they are always subject to change):

• ION Slides-2-PC 35mm Slide and Film Scanner - $79.99

• VuPoint FS-C1-VP 35mm Slide And Negative Film Scanner - $112.94

• Nikon Auto Slide Feeder SF-210 (supports 50 slides) - $516.58

 These are just a few choices out there, be sure to check out some of the great deals on this page to find a 35mm Slide Scanner that meets your personal needs! Good luck!