Ion 35mm Photo Negative and Slide Converter to PC (SLIDES2PC)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 6.5 x 4 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DCGMR4
• Item model number: SLIDES2PC
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (203 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #37 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Scanners
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 28, 2008

Product Description

Ion 35mm photo negative and slide converter to PC. Transfers 35mm negatives to PC or notebook quickly and easily. Print, edit or archive photo collection with quick and easy scanning software. 5MP Hi-res full-color scanning with 1-touch instant scan. USB 2.0 connection and USB 2.0 port. Fixed focus range and auto exposure/color balance with high-quality 4 glass optical element. Includes USB connection and software.

Customer Reviews

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591 of 603 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for what it is., December 8, 2008

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Sarah Potter "S Potter" (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ion 35mm Photo Negative and Slide Converter to PC (SLIDES2PC) (Electronics)

I have a large amount of my dad's 35mm slides, mainly from the 50's and 60's. I wanted to digitize them for him for a Christmas gift. I checked into services that do this professionally and found them to be out of my price range as I literally have around 700-900 that I want digitized. Next step was to look for a scanner to do it myself.
The best (Nikon w/Digital ICE) also out of my price range. So I landed on the Ion Slide2PC. I figured, this would at least get them into 'viewing' quality. At 5megapixels in a decently high res right?
I also got a rocket blaster and a static master to clean the slides before hand and cleaned each before starting with a puff of air and a brush of the static master.
I put the slide2pc the on it's highest setting and went to work. While they aren't Nikon quality, I must say that I'm impressed with the output. I wish that I could tweak the lighting a little so the under and over exposed would come out a little better but with a little photo shop magic, I'm even able to fix those up.
Most are print quality - not perfection as the lines aren't as sharp as perhaps they would be with a more expensive scanner, but many look excellent.
Really I was patient. I gave it the requisite 5 seconds for the white balance between snapshot and transfer. and I did all in .tiff so I could edit each if necessary.
I'd recommend this to anyone who wants to save money as it's quick and effective at digitizing your slides. I have not tested it on film negatives.

195 of 199 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars overall decent results, February 12, 2009

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MRG "the critic" (HSV, AR) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ion 35mm Photo Negative and Slide Converter to PC (SLIDES2PC) (Electronics)

I used this item to convert 1500 slides for my parents. Once I got up the learning curve, I could average 70 an hour. You must dust off each slide individually or you will be unhappy because every speck will show. If there was a way to adjust the amount of back light, results would be better but I suspect that will be a feature in the next generation of these things. When the original lighting of the slides was "perfect" the digitized version was excellent, if the slides were light the image all but disappeared and if the slides were dark all you got was a dark blob. Luckily most of my parents' slides were OK and I got some excellent results and was able to make copies for my siblings and create a slide show for my parents on their new computer. At this price point, a great way to save and share family memories.

160 of 163 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it., December 16, 2008

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Daniel Dadmun (Lakeside, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ion 35mm Photo Negative and Slide Converter to PC (SLIDES2PC) (Electronics)

It sounded too good to be true. It's hard to find a service that will scan negatives for anything resembling a reasonable rate. Online tutorials I read about scanning negatives all said that decent negative scanners cost hundreds of dollars and were slow to use.
So when I got the ION Slides 2 PC scanner, I fully expected it to be yet another piece of cyber junk cluttering up my desk. I was pleasantly surprised, to say the least.
It is very easy to install and use. And it takes up very little space.
If you are looking for something that is professional quality, go ahead and keep looking. If you want something reasonably priced that can give you access to those slides that you've been really meaning to do something with click "add to cart."
You won't regret it.