More photo sleeves? Does anyone know where I can get more of the protective photo sleeves this scanner came with?The comany has not emailed me back yet.I have used mine to scann over 400 photos and it has a lot of small scratches on it. They are not really noticable on the scans (but they are there) and I would like to have some clean ones for future use. More photo sleeves? Does anyone know where I can get more of the protective photo sleeves this scanner came with?The comany has not emailed me back yet.I have used mine to scann over... » Read More More photo sleeves? Does anyone know where I can get more of the protective photo sleeves this scanner came with?The comany has not emailed me back yet.I have used mine to scann over 400 photos and it has a lot of small scratches on it. They are not really noticable on the scans (but they are there) and I would like to have some clean ones for future use. « Show Less
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I'm also seeking more photo sleeves for scanning. I have the iConvert and it also came with only one sleeve which has scratches from scanning old, thicker photos.
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I have never even used the sleeve, and have scanned several thousand (yes, thousand) photos.
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I have copied many old photos with my Doxie. I cut the holes side out of a clear page protector to make a cover to hold fragile or torn photos when scanning them. Then I crop out the non-photo parts before saving. That little trick makes it possible to scan very old delicate photos.
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I have the 8600F and have scanned 14 rolls of 24 exposure film. All but one roll worked fine. One roll some pictures look over-exposed and about half of the jpg's look like negatives. I was able to use Adobe photo elements and do a negative on it and color balance to get it to look near normal. There are still a half dozen or more that the colors are all off if I try this. If anyone has figured out a cause and/or solution, please let me know as well! Thanks.
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While you could scan that many photos with this, it would take forever, since it's just a flatbed scanner. I would recommend a scanner with a feed tray for a task like that. I've scanned photos with it, and while the quality is good, it is NOT fast.
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No experience with scanning photos. We however scan large quantities of documents without issues of damage. The image quality is very good, but never tried with a photo. Sorry. That being said, photos tend not to be standard paper sizes and it does have the adjustable guides on the paper feeder, so I think that will help keep them lined up.
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I know it did not scan the old studio portraits I have of my ancesters, taken years ago. The cardboard material of those is not thin enough to pass through the scanner, maybe because it is curved. It may be the same for mounted slides, though I did not try any of my mounted slides. Sorry, that's all the help I can give.
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To add to what P.C. Rucker said: I suggest you put the card in a P.C. to see if it is in fact full so you can move the pix off. There might be some pix hiding in a weird folder the scan can't see for some reason. Also in a host P.C. you can erase the card if needed and then the scanner should be able to reformat it.
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I purchased an Epson Perfection V600 Photo scanner. It scans slides, pictures and negatives. The scanner takes 4 slides at a time. Worked great. I had about 1500 slides from the 60s. The Kaiser Mini let me sort thru them quickly. Was a great winter project.
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Yes. A word of caution though, scan direct to your computer so you can see the photo. I found that about every 15 scans I had to clean the unit. If you scanned to a memory stick you would not see the lines running through the photo until way later.
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Take them to Walgreens. They can scan photos or the negatives and then burn them onto a CD. They charge ~50 cents per photo. If you want cheaper alternatives and don't mind the risk of losing them, you can use http://www.scancafe.com/. It takes several MONTHS to get them back though.
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I did not purchase this exact item because I think this is an updated version of the one I originally purchased. I returned it. It was extremely difficult to work with in scanning slides, very slow and the color resolution was awful. I eventually purchased a Canon CanoScan 8800F flatbed scanner from Amazon (probably five years ago) and love it! I scanned almost 15,000 slides and it is still going strong. Easy to work with, great for scanning slides, negatives, photos or documents. I have Windows XP and it is compatible. Remember, I purchased it years ago so I am sure there is an updated version of the one I have. I cannot say enough good about it. Not to mention customer service for Canon products is located in the U.S. I have contacted them twice and always received knowledgeable, understandable and quick resolution to my questions. I think I paid right at $200 for the Canon, but it would be worth it at twice the price. I would strongly encourage you to NOT purchase the Pacific Image unit.
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I think copying was a feature this unit does. Anything that scans of course can copy the image. I would read the product description for sure and reference the cannon website if you're unsure about purchasing this unit. I ended up buying this locally, as first shipment was lost, and I really don't use it, my girlfriend does and it serves her purpose well. It was a bit involved to set up, not super long, but since we have a home network its slightly more involved than just plugging it in. This unit was larger than I expected in person so make sure you have some space. Very nice sleek look and so far has worked like a charm. Good luck to you! I think copying was a feature this unit does. Anything that scans of course can copy the image. I would read the product description for sure and reference the cannon website if you're unsure about purchasing this unit. I ended up buying this locally, as first shipment was lost, and I really don't use it, my girlfriend does and it serves her purpose well. It was a bit involved to set up, not super long, but since we have a home network its slightly more involved than just plugging it in. This unit was larger than I expected in person so make sure you have some space. Very nice sleek look... » Read More I think copying was a feature this unit does. Anything that scans of course can copy the image. I would read the product description for sure and reference the cannon website if you're unsure about purchasing this unit. I ended up buying this locally, as first shipment was lost, and I really don't use it, my girlfriend does and it serves her purpose well. It was a bit involved to set up, not super long, but since we have a home network its slightly more involved than just plugging it in. This unit was larger than I expected in person so make sure you have some space. Very nice sleek look and so far has worked like a charm. Good luck to you! « Show Less
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hello, have you tried scannin 110 film?..this is the really small film that came in a cartridge..do you think this scanner would work with 110 film?..thanks! fred
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I did all of my scans as jpegs so they were very accurate. If you wanted something that you could edit, I really don't know the answer. One thing to consider... I used the scanner holder that kept it steady while scanning. This made a big difference. Scanning without the holder, everything was out of proportion and not worth doing.
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Robert, I have scanned pictures from magazines but not photographs. These pics from the magazines are pixalated slightly but adequate. Poor quality pic to start with when scanning a magaizine pic. I use the scanner constantly and am more than happy with it since I'm always on the road. It travels nice and scans without any issues. If you're looking for top of the line scanned pics I think you'll be slightly disappointed. More than adequate for my needs though. Your question sparked my interest. I changed my settings to JPG @ 600dpi, just adequate not superb!
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Good Morning Karen, I'm sure that you can. There is a place and little devise that you use to scan them and slides. I believe it will work just a GOOD as the photo scanner works. I love my scanner. I have scanned approx. 500 photos in 3 different sessions and I still need to do many many more. I have negatives that I will be scanning also. Good Luck and again I LOVE MY PERSONAL PHOTO AND NEGATIVE SCANNER. YOU WILL TOO... Sincerely, Mary J. Kinch mkinch@aol.com
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I scanned my to a SD card but it should because it's just usb. The problem I had was that there were particals ( dust /lint ) on the inside of the glass and you can't get it out or off. There is no way to get to it. so then that ends up on all the photos.