Just finished scanning
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HavaDrPepper
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Enjoy reliving the memories while doing it!
I have most of mine done. The ones not done I'm not sure I'm going to do since they are of my previous 2 dogs and I printed/scrapped most of the photos in traditional books.
I have most of mine done. The ones not done I'm not sure I'm going to do since they are of my previous 2 dogs and I printed/scrapped most of the photos in traditional books.
craftytam
Sweet Shoppe SugarBabe
Sometimes it's bittersweet reliving memories
Congrats on having most of yours done!
I still have to do 1987 to 2000 and 2002 to 2005. PLUS negatives that I saved from my mom throwing away from my childhood and my grandparents negatives. lol! It's a process!
HavaDrPepper
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Sometimes it's bittersweet reliving memories
Congrats on having most of yours done!
I still have to do 1987 to 2000 and 2002 to 2005. PLUS negatives that I saved from my mom throwing away from my childhood and my grandparents negatives. lol! It's a process!
I did send a bunch of negatives out to be scanned about 10 to 12 years ago. A lot of those were from the 60's. That saved me a lot of work. But I did buy a small negative scanner within the last 7 years to scan the rest of my negatives. I also started scanning photos in the early 2000's as I took photos out of the old albums I had since they were falling apart. I have 2 plastic cases full of organized photos and thankfully most have been scanned either from photos or negatives. A lot of photos were in albums my mom put together of my childhood so no negatives. I scanned the photos then put them in good CM albums. That covered 1955 to 1974. My mom was a scrapper before it was a thing
craftytam
Sweet Shoppe SugarBabe
Keep at it! You'll be glad that you did. I did mine a long time ago, but there might be more floating around the family.
Lynn, outstanding job getting your all done! They almost seem like glitter... you come across them where you least expect them
It's been an on-going (read: taking FOREVER!
) process for me.Thanks, Steph!
I did send a bunch of negatives out to be scanned about 10 to 12 years ago. A lot of those were from the 60's. That saved me a lot of work. But I did buy a small negative scanner within the last 7 years to scan the rest of my negatives. I also started scanning photos in the early 2000's as I took photos out of the old albums I had since they were falling apart. I have 2 plastic cases full of organized photos and thankfully most have been scanned either from photos or negatives. A lot of photos were in albums my mom put together of my childhood so no negatives. I scanned the photos then put them in good CM albums. That covered 1955 to 1974. My mom was a scrapper before it was a thing
I'm terrified of sending my negatives away! So, I'll just keep at it and hopefully someday I'll finish :blink:
I scanned a bunch with a small negative scanner, but the quality was so poor that I'm having to re-do them. Live & learn. lol
HavaDrPepper
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I found a company that is only 4 hours from me. I could have driven them there if I wanted LOL The tracking on the negatives was exceptional. Both in the shipping both ways and during the actual process.
The plus for that company was also that they could scan some of my negatives from the 60's and other odd sizes that personal scanners could not handle at that time.
Cheryl Ashcraft
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Just curious about what scanners y'all both found exceptional in getting good digital copies.
HavaDrPepper
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I got this negative scanner in 2020. It did a decent enough job. I would think newer models would be even better.
I also have this flatbed scanner. You can put more than 1 photo on it and it will scan them as individual photos.
The company I used that did a decent job on a large number of negatives was ScanDigital out of Indiana.
Cheryl Ashcraft
Sweet Shoppe Designer
Thank you! I'll wait to see what Tammy shares, too!
Tracie Stroud
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That's awesome! I really need to do this with some of my older photos. So.Many.Projects!!
craftytam
Sweet Shoppe SugarBabe
I use an Epson Perfection V600. It's a flatbed scanner and can do negatives and pictures. I haven't had much luck with smaller negative scanners. With this scanner I can change the resolution it's scanning to be higher or lower. It can scan 2 35mm strips at a time. It also can scan different size negatives. Or several photos at a time.
craftytam
Sweet Shoppe SugarBabe
Seriously! I think I have projects for several lifetimes. lol
Cheryl Ashcraft
Sweet Shoppe Designer
Thank you!
bestcee
Active member
My negative scanner works for scrap pages, which is all I ask of it. But, I had to color correct most of them, because it's slightly green toned. Lightroom made that easy luckily! So, I don't recommend it necessarily, but sometimes the scanner you are willing to use is the best one.
janedee
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I went on a scanning binge a few years ago and used an Epson scanner which was great for slides and prints. I no longer have a dedicated scanner but now need to scan a large number of heritage photos so will have to see how my all in one printer manages for photos.
I still have DH's slides to scan but may end up sending them away. Did ScanDigital do any color corrections for you?
I still have DH's slides to scan but may end up sending them away. Did ScanDigital do any color corrections for you?
HavaDrPepper
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The color wasn't bad on Scan Digital. Another service I tried first sent me all green tinted photos that were scanned backwards... easy to see when there were signs in some of the photos. I sent the same negatives to Scan Digital and they were much better. The first company was Southtree which is now associated with Legacy Box (located in Chattanooga).
But I will say that the scans will only be as good as the negatives. If there are any imperfections on them, the scans will have them as well. They didn't correct small scratches but I could easily fix those myself.