In the last post, I
linked to a post 8 Steps To Organized Photos. Step 4 talks about digitizing some of your
older photos and step 6 says to get old slides and negatives stored
properly. I suggest you get them
digitized also. I have found that
flatbed scanners and all in one printer/scanners can easily scan photos. It
takes time but some photos are worth it.
You'd also be surprised at the details you can see. I scanned a very small photo of my dad and
his brother to discover that they were holding gliders in their hands. It was a fun discovery. |
| Detailed CNet article on photo scanning. |
I have not found
using a flatbed or all in one to work well with slides or negatives even though
in both cases they said that they would.
The all in one actually had a special holder for the purpose but it just
didn't seem the quality was worth the time.
I eventually bought a scanner that was designed just for slides and
negatives. I only paid $99 at a big
chain store but the quality was pretty good.
I did have to spend a lot of time with adjustments and the scan time was
really slow. I have also used a send
away service. This was much pricier and
the one I used was very slow.
(Months) There are now better
slide/film scanners that don't have to be hooked up to a computer while you're scanning and it seems like more companies are available for scanning. I would suggest checking the reviews, cost,
and pick which option works for you, scan your own or pay someone else.
You have to decide how important those old pictures are to you but know that the longer you wait the more degraded the pictures, slides, and film are getting.
I hope you make some fun discoveries as you organize and store your photos, Karen
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