[Milsurplus] 16mm platform

[Mark K3MSB]

Timely question as I have a bunch of aviation slides to convert.  Here a
site with some comparisons:

http://slide-to-digital-image-converter-review.toptenreviews.com/

I'm looking for experienced recommendations as well.

Mark K3MSB

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On May 1, 2014 2:25 PM, <mstangelo at comcast.net> wrote:

> My XYL has lots of 35mm slides. Can anyone recommend a good scanner?
>
> Mike N2MS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Don Merz via Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> To: Michael <k3mxo.hi at gmail.com>, milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Thu, 01 May 2014 15:07:06 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] 16mm platform
>
> Unfortunately a little longer might hurt. The longest that the Smithsonian
> has been able to make film negatives last under the best conditions in the
> world is supposed to be about 180 years. I assume this is simulated through
> some testing process? I dunno--I read about this somewhere 6 months or so
> ago. But my guess is that your storage conditions are not among the best in
> the world and so you should assume the life of your film is much less. For
> you 35 mm buffs who have your negatives all neatly sleeved, better go take
> a look. Bad storage conditions can raise hell with all that, causing the
> sleeves to permanently mark your negatives. I have some that are just 35
> years old and they are in rough shape. Anyway, scanning sooner rather than
> later is probably a good  idea. Sound film of any size is not cheap to scan
> either. Good luck.
> 73 de N3RHT
>
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