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emily1982
03-24-2009, 12:45 PM
Anyone got one of these?

Aldi has one on offer this sunday cheap really compared to everywhere else.

Goofyish
03-24-2009, 01:29 PM
I saw that as well Emily - not sure how good it will be.

Film and slide scanners need to have high resolution due to the small area they are scanning.
I know some flatbed scanners have film/slide adapters and give you the flexibility to scan photos and other material, as well as acting as a photocopier.

emily1982
03-24-2009, 01:57 PM
ive found the exact same one on another site and its very expensive. Just want to save all the slides my grandparents have at their house

wicket2005
03-25-2009, 10:44 AM
My Dad bought one, from a newspaper, it does the job and is a lot quicker than a conventional scanner with slide adapter as you can put in a few slides in together and slide the holder along. It isn't digital photo quality but it is okay and has meant that I now hold a copy of all his slides he took of the family on one of my hard drives, from which I will make copies for my brother and sister, and has given a new lease of life for them. I intend putting them on to a dvd movie at some point. Some of the slides were quite dark so the quality does depend on the quality of the slide/photo in the first place.

For years they have not been viewed now they can be so I think they are a good idea.