Heres an interesting product. It promises to do for a fraction what most studios would charge a bomb for. convert any negatives into digital photographs. It can do the same for slides as well. With holders for both negs and slides, the 35mm slide scanner lets you convert your old photographs into versatile digital image formats such as jpeg, all at the simple push of the 'copy' button.
Comprehensive, easy-to-use supporting software then lets you edit, crop and resize your newly converted digital photos, giving your old favourites a new lease of life.
Main Features
* Scan 35mm slides or negatives and turn them into jpegs, BMP, TIF, PCX, & TGA
* Precise positioning of slides or negatives for excellent results
* 5 megapixel CMOS sensor with 10 bits per color channel
* 1,829 DPI scanning maximum available
* LED backlit
* Single pass scanning
* Includes USB cable and software to edit, crop and resize photos
* USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible)
* Comes with Twain drivers for Photoshop use
Specifications
* Please note: Not compatible with Windows Vista
* Slide and negative trays included in the box are only designed for 35mm film/slides
* Interface: USB 2.0
* Image Sensor: 1/1.8 inch 5 mega CMOS sensor (5,174,400 pixels)
* Lens: F no.= 2.0, 4 Glass elements, Half-field Angle=15
* Focus Range: Fixed focus
* Exposure Control: Automatic
* Color Balance: Automatic
* Scan high resolution 5M equal to 1,800 dpi (enhances to 3,600 dpi via interpolation)
* Data Conversion 10 bits per colour channel
* Scan Method Single pass
* Dimensions 90mm(H) X 90mm(W) X 165mm(L)
* Software Arcsoft PhotoImpression 6 included
* Operating Systems: Windows XP