Digitising old negatives

[Pondlife]

I'd agree, I did quite a bit of investigation recently.

So in the end I bought a Doxie 6x4 portable scanner and scanned in my photos (not negatives). 9600dpi isn't what I'll need when I'm a drooling old saddo looking through old photos.

What's the image quality like?

[Platypus]

The inexpensive scanners don't look up to much either.

I'd agree, I did quite a bit of investigation recently.

So in the end I bought a Doxie 6x4 portable scanner and scanned in my photos (not negatives). 9600dpi isn't what I'll need when I'm a drooling old saddo looking through old photos.

[Pondlife]

Cheers Nick.

Hmmm, the all in one scanner/printer/thingy reckons it can scan at 9600 DPI....

Some googling suggests it's possible to use a DSLR but it looks like a bit of a faff tbh.

The inexpensive scanners don't look up to much either.

[NickFitz]

Yes, it was n5gooner, and the website is digiscan, 35mm Slide, negative or photo scanning to CD or DVD

Back in 2010 he promised a 10% discount to CUKkers on at least one of his services: http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...-n5gooner.html though whether that offer is still open is anybody's guess.

[Pondlife]

Anyone have any experience of getting old photo negatives 'scanned' so that the pictures can be viewed/printed etc.

I recall there was a poster on here (n5gooner?) who did this as his plan B.