I have just found some old slides (35mm) I tried to scan them but they just
come out as a black square. I would like to get the pictures `off` them
before I bin them. Anyone got any ideas if this is possible and how?

thanks



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"Scudo" <me@nospam.fictional> wrote in message
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>I have just found some old slides (35mm) I tried to scan them but they just
> come out as a black square. I would like to get the pictures `off` them
> before I bin them. Anyone got any ideas if this is possible and how?

I presume you used a slide-scanner, correct?  Or did you just lay them on a
flatbed?

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just 
>
> I presume you used a slide-scanner, correct?  Or did you just lay them on
a
> flatbed?
>
> I just lay them on the flatbed, whats a slide-scanner?
I only have 12 slides so dont want to go and buy a new piece of equipment.

In article <6Gxqf.7204$D47.2321@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk>,
Scudo <me@nospam.fictional> wrote:
>I have just found some old slides (35mm) I tried to scan them but they just
>come out as a black square. I would like to get the pictures `off` them
>before I bin them. Anyone got any ideas if this is possible and how?
>
>thanks

From your problem description, you must be scanning these slides
on a flatbed scanner.  Slides need to be scanned with the light
shining through the film.  In other words you've got to get the
light source above the slide being scanned.  It won't work with
the light source below.

You can google for scanning 35mm slides on a flatbed.  Here is
one link for making your own solution:
http://www.sci.fi/~animato/scanning/scanning2.html

"Scudo" <me@nospam.fictional> wrote in message
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> I only have 12 slides so dont want to go and buy a new piece of equipment.

The best thing to do in your case is to bring the slides to a photo shop and
have them 'scanned' onto a CDROM.

From: "Scudo" <me@nospam.fictional>

>I have just found some old slides (35mm) I tried to scan them but they just
> come out as a black square. I would like to get the pictures `off` them
> before I bin them. Anyone got any ideas if this is possible and how?

One way is to a special adapter for your scanner, but that costs money. You
can also do interesting things with homemade adapters.  In the end, results
will not be very good using a flatbed.  Here are some other choices.

1) light them from behind with diffuse daylight, and photograph them with a
digital camera.
2) have them scanned by a lab and saved to CD
3) to get the best result at the lowest price for a larger number of slides,
buying a dedicated 35mm scanner on ebay, scanning your slides, and selling
the scanner back on ebay.

BTW don't toss them!  In time slides will change from unwanted junk to
become interesting and valuable antiques.  Write the names and dates on the
slide mount.

In 50 years, the idea that we could once use cow hoofs and various compounds
of silver to produce an image will amount to a scientific curiosity.  Saving
your slides away you will provide a treasure for someone in the future.
---
Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com

Thanks for the ideas guys, I should be able to get something sorted now.

appreciated

"Mike Russell" <RE-MOVEmike@Curvemeister.comRE-MOVE> wrote in message
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> From: "Scudo" <me@nospam.fictional>
> 
just 
>
> One way is to a special adapter for your scanner, but that costs money.
You
> can also do interesting things with homemade adapters.  In the end,
results
> will not be very good using a flatbed.  Here are some other choices.
>
> 1) light them from behind with diffuse daylight, and photograph them with
a
> digital camera.
> 2) have them scanned by a lab and saved to CD
> 3) to get the best result at the lowest price for a larger number of
slides,
> buying a dedicated 35mm scanner on ebay, scanning your slides, and selling
> the scanner back on ebay.
>
> BTW don't toss them!  In time slides will change from unwanted junk to
> become interesting and valuable antiques.  Write the names and dates on
the
> slide mount.
>
> In 50 years, the idea that we could once use cow hoofs and various
compounds
> of silver to produce an image will amount to a scientific curiosity.
Saving
> your slides away you will provide a treasure for someone in the future.
> ---
> Mike Russell
> www.curvemeister.com
>
>