Scanning negatives and slides

Grey_Critic

I did slides for many years and it was my eldest who bought me the scanner. My youngest took them and turned them into a coffee table book.

I have also scanned hundreds of photos into the computer - when I wrote my book youngest used his skills (He is a CG Supervisor and Art Director) and restored the older Black and White pictures.

ART: www.rjameshealy.com

VFX: www.rjameshealyvfx.com

Deva2005

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81996684#Comment_81996684

Thanks a lot, did this work well? I have 35mm negatives and slides to transfer and this is well within my budget, I would prefer something like this rather than a light box and mobile phone....

DjangoUnchained

I use to have to regularly scan slides and negatives, I found all these dedicated devices much too slow if you have a decent quantity. Ended up rigging a lightbox, masked the area of the negatives and photographed on a dslr with a close up lens. took literally a tenth of the amount of time and better quality

Deva2005

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82001405#Comment_82001405

Thanks for this, I don't have a dslr camera, so looking at a sub £ 100 (best my budget will afford) alternative.

DjangoUnchained

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82001457#Comment_82001457

If you have a smartphone it's likely to be better than a cheap camera or scanner

Deva2005

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82001638#Comment_82001638

I agree, but for negatives, it is better to use a lightbox and camera holder than buy an all in one scanner?

DjangoUnchained

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82001644#Comment_82001644

Yes, With black card make a mask to surround the image area. With negatives you will need to reverse the image to positive in photoshop or other image software.

I use to do hundreds at a time and found scanners too slow. Doing it with a set up light box took seconds for each one.

Deva2005

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82001715#Comment_82001715

That's really interesting. Would the following be suitable?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Negative-Scanner-Negatives-Brightness/dp/B0GC3SB4KD

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lamicall-Gooseneck-Bed-Phone-Holder/dp/B0C36GKZ57

DjangoUnchained

yes, looks suitable but do use black card to mask the extraneous area or you will likely get flare which will degrade the image.

Deva2005

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82001779#Comment_82001779

Thank you so much for your help and guidance. I'll order these and do you have any guidance about the camera settings to use on a Galaxy S23 phone?