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Review on πŸ“Έ High Resolution Digital Film & Slide Scanner: Convert Color & B&W 35mm, 126, 110, Super 8 Film Negatives & Slides to 8 & 16MP JPEG Images - Black by Mark Adlesh

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Do you have slides? Take it!

I've been looking at slide scanners for some time. I had 6 boxes of 35mm slides from the late 70's and early 80's while touring the Olympic Mountains, Cascades and Mount Adams fairly regularly in Fort Lewis, Washington. When I was sent to Germany, I kept taking photos and ended up with about 1000 shots from both places. I'm not a big photographer, but I like to keep clicking. When I got the car I started loading the slides onto a memory card I pulled out of my Canon camera. I uploaded about 50 photos to the card and then uploaded them to Google Photos. I was pleased to see that the photos uploaded are an amazingly sharp 21.2MP resolution. I ended up saving about 400 slides on my computer. The other 600 wasn't worth saving (old friend). Once you have images on your computer, they can be easily edited. Some lighting and hue adjustments can be made with this device, but it's easier to do it on your phone or laptop. I'm glad I bought this device and I have just two tips for you. Clean the slides with the tool provided or the camera brush before transferring them to a memory card. Dust on your foil will make Jimmy's birthday cake look like it's covered in bugs. Tip number two: Make sure your memory card is in the unlocked position (slider on the side of the card). Mine was blocked and I was ready returning this block as defective until I figured out what I did wrong. It's a little tedious at first doing one slide at a time, but once you get the rhythm going, it's pretty quick and definitely rewarding. My sister will bring Mama's family slides and I'm looking forward to it.

Pros
  • Office electronics
Cons
  • Questionable purchase for seniors