digital files to slides

[jens1204@earthlink.net]

Has anybody out there converted their digital files to slides? If so, how did you do it and how did the results turn out?

[robertwgross]

First of all, there aren't too many companies that offer this service. I've seen a couple of samples, and I was not very impressed. Most companies with a film recorder will go a good job with business graphics (like a Powerpoint presentation), but a high-res photo is likely to be rendered from a medium-res view. It may still be better than nothing, but don't expect the world from it if your digital image has a lot of fine detail.

I did an experiment one time. I took a perfect Velvia slide and scanned it into a digital file that was 120MB. The graphics company took that file and produced a slide that looked OK. Then I compared that slide with the original Velvia slide, and it didn't look worth a damn.

---Bob Gross---

[chris maddock]

It depends on the company. We have one here in the UK that not only does a good job but also happens to be one of the cheapest around.
The first batch I sent them as a test included one that was a cropped D30 image, maybe 2Mp in size, which I entered in our Camera Club competition and won a Seal of Merit. Two others from the batch were "close but no cigar".
The judge closed the evening by expressing his pleasure at visiting a club which still had so many slide shooters, despite the rapid takeup of digital. I took great pleasure in telling him that he'd just given a Seal of Merit to a 2Mp digital image ;-)

KRs
Chris

[psk4363]

Hi Chris,

Would that company be Microquiz by any chance?

Barry

[chris maddock]

Hi Chris,
Would that company be Microquiz by any chance?


10 out of 10, Barry!

If you haven't actually used them (yet) they are;
cheap - £1.25/slide,
fast - I haven't waited than 4 days from posting a CD to receipt of the slides,
pleasant to deal with - when I phone up to pay ;-)
good quality - I had one test shot done to colour match and when I'd finished with it I opened it to see what film they used, Provia 100F no less.

I'm very happy with their service, as are several friends I've pointed their way.

KRs
Chris