Review on 🎞️ Wolverine F2D 35mm Film to Digital Image Converter with LCD Display and TV Connectivity by David Bott

My father, like many others growing up in the 50's and 60's, took always Kodachrome slides. As a result, I have inherited hundreds of old family slides, many of which are over 50 years old. I was looking for an easy solution to convert all those old slides to digital. Wolverine's 35mm to digital converter turned out to be exactly the answer I was looking for. This little device is not only very easy to use, it also makes very good scans. A few minutes after plugging it in, I was scanning pictures (and I didn't even read all the instructions). Here are some of the things I really like about this little scanner: - Built-in 5 megapixel CMOS sensor that scans 35mm slides or negatives at 1800dpi. - Cost - I had over 2000 slides and loads of negatives. If I sent them to a darkroom to be scanned, it would cost me $0.28 per slide. This little device paid for itself in the first hour of use. No computer required - you can use it completely on its own and save scans to internal memory or to an SD card (not included). I scanned my photos onto a 4GB SD card and then just transferred the photos to my computer when I was done. The slide tray is very easy to use. I know some reviewers have said it was difficult to use, but I have to say I don't know how they could have made it any easier. It's very well made and takes 4 slides at a time. You just put your slides in the compartment (the dividers almost certainly/idiot make it) and close the lid. The latches on the tray are magnetic so it snaps easily into place. You then simply slide the tray into the scanner. You can feel the stops that tell you it's lined up correctly. The slide also appears in the viewer. Give the device a second to automatically adjust the backlight before you press the copy button. After copying, press the button again to save to disk. The copy and save functions are almost instantaneous. That's all! The scanner is very well made, well designed and has a solid build. I also tried scanning some negatives and was amazed at how good the scans came out (not to mention that it was pretty cool to see this little pad take a negative and turn it into a digital photo in a matter of seconds can transform!). how to insert the slides because you can rotate or flip the slide using the buttons on the scanner - it really saves time looking at how to insert the slide or deleting and reinserting the slide if it doesn't fit when viewing. - It's fast. Scanning 4 slides takes about 30 seconds including the time it takes to load them into the tray. - Color reproduction - First off, you won't get a good scan from a low quality slide - period. However, I found the color reproduction very close to the original. Some of my originals were slightly underexposed. The adjustability of the device allowed me a certain amount of compensation. However, the scanner is not an image editing program. If you want to play with the color temperature and exposure of your scans, there's GIMP and Photoshop for that. I've read some negative reviews about the scanner and I have to disagree. I felt that the quality of the slides, which had been sitting in the box for 40 years, was excellent. Any photos that didn't turn out well weren't well exposed to begin with. Otherwise, I think the color rendering is excellent. There were a few minor things that I felt could be improved, but they're very minor: The power cord that comes with the device is basically a standard USB cable that plugs into a small power adapter. The included USB cable is only 3 feet long and once you plug the adapter into the wall it's barely long enough to put the unit on a table so you'll have to use an extension cord. Fortunately, this problem is easy to fix - buy a USB cable that is at least 6 feet long. The viewing screen is vertical, which means that you have to pick up the device and hold it at an angle while scanning to see the scanned images. It's fine, but using the scanner is a little awkward. It would be better if the viewer was tilted at a 45 degree angle so you can leave the scanner on the table while scanning. All in all, this is an amazing little device. I don't think you will find a better scanner for the price. I highly recommend the Wolverine 35mm to Digital Converter.