Photo Scanning Services

Paul_T_3

Hi All,
Thinking about getting a load of old printed photos, that my father has collected over the years (Some dating back to the 20's or 30's, scanned so I can share them on the web.

Anyone have any recommendations as to which company to use as a quick Google search showed lots ?

Many thanks
Paul T

googler

With scanners so cheap, why not do it yourself?

Also, maybe I'm overcautious, but I wouldn't be sending irreplaceable pictures away to ANYONE.

santer_2

As they are likely to be irreplaceable, consider looking for someone local to you, maybe make an appointment where they will scan a few while you wait and hand them back to you there and then, and then contact you when they have loaded them on to a disc

scotsbob

Last month I sorted through my photo and slide collection and had my favourites transferred to disc.

Yes, it is possible to buy a scanner but each picture has to be done individually and assessed for brightness, contrast etc. I had 650 and didn't have the time, or patience, to do it myself. Furthermore, a commercial set up will have scanners of a far higher quality than I could ever afford.

I used a company in England and am delighted with the results, so much so that I am getting my next batch ready to send to the same company.

I do not like mentioning company names on this forum but if you message me I will send you the details.

Paul_T_3

Hi All,
looked at the idea of doing it myself but would take ages to scan each picture. Thought I would use my time and get someone else to do the hard work !

Still like the idea of an external company.

moonrakerz

Paul_T wrote: »

Hi All,
looked at the idea of doing it myself but would take ages to scan each picture.

You don't have to scan each one individually, you can fill the scanner bed with them, it will sort them out.

sleepless_saver

The HP scanjet 5530 is a discontinued scanner which turns up sometimes on ebay. It has a photo feeder so you can do up to about 20 at a time. I have found this works pretty well and saves a lot of time even though the scans do need to be cropped one by one.