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VU POINT SLIDE SCANNER
By Norm Lamoureux
Sarnia Computer Users Group

http://www.vupointsolutions.com/filmandslide-converters.asp
In Canada I found it for $99.95 Can., Shopping Channel, ITEM: 368602, 1-888-202-0888
Requires : XP Operating System

Do you have 35 mm slides and negatives, we probably all do if you are over 20 years old. I use to have a scanner that did up to 6 by 8 inch negatives, but it does not work too well now. So I saw this on a web site and bought it. It is a portable film and slide scanner from Vu Point. There are other ways to produce slides and negatives but so far this is the easiest.

It says that it scans at 5 megapixal, but I have most of them at 1800 dpi and 3600 dpi, at low resolution each picture is about 600 k. in size. When you scan at the high resolution, each picture will be around 1.6 megabytes in size. Don't forget to clean your slides and negatives before you scan them, a speck of dirt can look like the moon on them.

I have seen this scanner advertised in my flyers from other stores for more money and shipping. I even saw this on Ebay too.

As of this writing, I am told it only work with XP, but I am sure that someone out there will write a driver so it works with Vista and Macintosh computers since it plugs into your USB 2.0 port. It comes with Arcsoft Photo Impression 6.

It comes with two plastic trays for 35mm slides (it holds 3) and negatives (it holds 6). I have a lot of 110 pocket film strips and 620 film (2 inch square), so it does not work too well for those. If they made a tray that is all clear then you can do your 110 film and 620 negatives. But you cannot do the 620 slides because the scanner insert is too small, if only they made it half an inch wider. The manual is too small to read (it is on the CD too).

If you have lots of time on your hands and lots of slides and negatives, this is a cool way to digitize your stuff.

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