What is the easiest way to convert 35 mm slides to digital ?

Answer 1

Many scanners have the ability to scan negatives and slides. If you don't have one that does, and don't want to buy one, you can take your slides to a camera store and they can do it for you.

Answer 2

There are basically three ways (ignoring getting them done professionally which is no fun):-

1. With a flat bed scanner which has a transparency (slide) adapter. I've used two Epson scanners over the years and have never been 100% satisfied. The slides always look very soft to me.

2. A dedicated slide scanner. There used to be an excellent Minolta but that has disappeared with the withdrawal of Konica-Minolta from the photographic market. The Plustek 7200i has been well reviewed and is said to scan at 7200dpi which is excellent. There are others - Nikon are well thought of, but expensive.

3. If you have a DSLR, you can get dedicated slide copiers which attcah to the front of your camera, like a lens. You drop a slide into the holder and photograph it - see second link.

Answer 3

Camera store would be the easiest, yes, if you only have a few. In my case, I had a couple hundred old family slides, so bought an Epson Perfection scanner with add-on slide frame and slide/film copying capability. Some of the scanners, though, do have a slot where you can simply insert your slide and the scanner does it all. They aren't cheap, though. So again, if you only have a few, take them to a photo shop. Even Wal-Mart and other discount stores can do that in-store.

Answer 4

you need to purchase fairly some flatbed scanners that have a slide attachment. (you will possibly desire to be certain which you look into the specs of the scanner until now parting with you cash as not all scanners have the needful slide scanner attachment.)