I need to digitize some old photo slides

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#1

Who can scan old photo slides (they’re already developed) or can tell me how to do it myself? I think each slide is 35mm.

#2

How many do you have to process?

There are services that will do it for you, and various scanner options.

#3

You could do this.

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#4

Epson makes great photo scanners. I assume you are scanning 35mm? Slide film has to be back-lit to scan, so conventional scanners won’t work. If you are going to do it yourself, Epson’s flatbed beat everything else in a casual user’s price range. This is the cheapest one that does film: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/887065-REG/Epson_b11b207221_Perfection_V370_Scanner.html
They get nicer from there. If you need larger formats you need a V550, V600, or V800 depending on budget and format.The ones with large transparency support can be retrofit with, say, a 3D printed slide film frame for specialty formats.

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#5

If you have only a few, and still need this I have an Epson V500 that has the backlight and holders for 2x2 slides, 35 mm and Medium (2-1/4 x 2 1/4) film strip at high resolution (2000 dpi - slowly) on down.