Re: [LUG] Old colour slides

[tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Julian Hall wrote:
> Neil Winchurst wrote:
> > I have been having a sort out at home and have come across a stack of
> > old family photo slides. When I say old, some of them from more than
> > forty years ago.
> >
> > I had forgotten about them. Back in those days the common way to take
> > family photos was by using slide film.
> >
> > So my question, what is the best way to transfer such pictures to my
> > computer? I do not have a scanner, but anyway, I do not think that a
> > scanner copes very well with slides. Perhaps there are specialised 
> > types.
> >
> > There are also some colour prints, incidentally, but not many.
> >
> > I am running Kubuntu Hardy, if that is relevant.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions, ideas
> >
> > Neil
> >
> >   
> Hi Neil,
>
> Just had this in my email: 
> http://www.gizoo.co.uk/Products/AvCommunications/DigitalCameras/DigitalFilmScanner2.htm 
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Julian
"Extras: Free 5GB 'me play' online storage account accessed via a 1GB 
USB datastick * Supplied by manufacturer upon proof of purchase"

now that looks interesting as in 'call security '

Just as an aside I was told that 35mm film had a resolution of 4096dpi 
or better and thus would require 28 million pixels for quality scanning. 
But that was in the days before everything was degraded....
Tom te tom te tom


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