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HOW TO CONVERT SLIDES TO DIGITAL PHOTOS HOW TO

Tape one side and then pull the other side to get a smooth, tight surface. Use tape to stick the squares to the bottom of the box. Cut two squares from white plastic bag that are larger than the hole.

To smooth the light, use the white plastic.

The hole should be large enough that when you set a slide over the hole, the light shines through.

The slide film is very small: 8x11mm, about a quarter inch by half an inch.

Don't cut the box to the same size as the slide.

In the center of the box, I placed a Minox slide and drew an outline.

With a bit of trimming, it sat flatly on the lamp.

I found a small cardboard box that fit over the head.

I rotated the head so the light pointed up.

Image editor software, such as Photoshop or PaintShopPro.

A few square inches of plastic from a white plastic supermarket bag.

A small cardbox box that fits over the lamp.

A bright LED white light, such as a gooseneck desk lamp (it must be an LED light, otherwise, it'll become too hot).

Just plug it into your cell phone and it works. Minox Slide, enlarged with a digital microscope I finally saw photos that nobody in our family had seen for more than 50 years. It's not beautiful, and the quality is just okay, but it works. Yeah, right.Īfter a few days, I came up with a solution.

One place offered to scan them for $6.50 per slide.

HOW TO CONVERT SLIDES TO DIGITAL PHOTOS HOW TO

I called and visited camera stores: none had any idea how to look at these. My dad left me a box of 650 Minox slides. Hold it to the light and you can barely see what is in the image. The camera made slides that are tiny: 8x11mm. The Minox camera, made in Germany, was very popular in the late 50s and early 60s.