Considering A Slide Transfer Service

[Jim7226]

Just wondering if anyone has experience getting 35mm slides transfered to digital through a service such as www.digmypics.com (http://www.digmypics.com). I know I could purchase a scanner and do it myself...but the truth is I don't have that many slides plus I don't want to deal with the hassle. If you have experience with a company please let me know--good or bad. Also, $0.50 (USD) seems to be the going rate...is this a good deal? Thanks in advance for your advice. :)

[Calhoun213]

I have been thinking about doing the same thing. I use a Epson 4490 for scanning old photos and it does a decent job. But I haven't been real happy with scanning slides / negatives and it takes way too long. Here is a service that I am considering : http://www.scancafe.com/works.php. I don't know anyone who has used them but the price looks very reasonable. I admit to being a little nervous about shipping my slides/negatives to India but I will probably try a trial run.

[Jim7226]

Thanks, Calhoun! By the way, welcome to POTN!!;)

Yes, it is hard to know what to do. Certainly ScanCafe.com has some very favorable pricing. When I go to digmypics.com, however, they have a section on their web site that is not very favorable toward ScanCafe.com (click here (http://www.digmypics.com/GetTheRealTruth.asp?adid=india&gclid=CKj_zov8vJECFQUsPAodNwI2Cg)). Not sure if this is some sort of sour grapes or just part of the ruthless competition going on in this industry. Yet, when I check out an article in CNNMoney.com they give ScanCafe.com an A- and rate Digmypics.com a lousy C. And this article (http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0712/gallery.digitize_memories.moneymag/index.html) was posted in Dec. '07.

Anyone else here in the forum with experiences on this contract slide scanning topic?

[Twitch1977]

Depending on how many you have to do you might be better off just buying a slide scanner and doing it yourself. You could probably get one for around $250.

Kurt