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Good for what it is.

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Good for what it is.

S. Harris from Minneapolis, MN United States

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' … Read more

Well worth it.

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Well worth it.

Daniel Dadmun from Lakeside, California United States

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. Read more

Perfect for the price and for a novice user

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Perfect for the price and for a novice user

Heather L. Brownlie from Jacksonville, FL USA

I have only scanned a couple of rolls of 35mm negatives on this unit thus far, but I can already tell that I will be making the effort to dig out all the negatives I can find to scan. The program included is quite easy to use, and surprisingly offers pretty good editing tools for a novice photo editor (such as myself). Scanning the negatives could not be simpler. The negatives fit neatly into the tray provided, and all that's left after that is to slide the tray into the unit. I will say that it does take a bit more time than advertised in the user guide to scan and transfer the images to your PC, but I don't mind, I just thought it worthy of mention. Keep in mind that the image you get is only as good as the negative you have and the camera used to shoot the original image. That said, the editing tools help to compensate for any brightness and color issues, and allow you to crop out unnecessary background items. I was a bit skeptical that this unit would perform as well as I ha … Read more

I want my slides

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT

I want my slides

Donald D. Sands from Chula Vista CA

I have a 2 phase complaint. 1. The instructions and manual say to calibrate the slide scanner before first use. When I perform this step, Windows XP restarts. So I cannot really rate the product because it will not load. The customer support (e-mail only) ARCSOFT Said the problem is the Scanner Driver they cannot help with hardware. There is No support available from ION manufacture listed. 2. I received the scanner from the seller (GIZMOS FOR LIFE) on 12/23/08 Tried to use it that day and it failed. Reported the problem that day 12/23/08 and got a automated email reply that response would be 1 to 3 buisnes days. According to the return policy listed here on Amazon.com the Seller (GISMOS FOR LIFE) the buyer has to pay for shipping to return a faulty item. THIS IS WRONG just Wrong. If the item is defective the buyer should not have to pay to return it. I will revise my review if and when I hear from the seller (GISMOS FOR LIFE). PS I have bought a lot of items from Amazon.com … Read more

ION Slides 2 PC scanner

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT

ION Slides 2 PC scanner

Marcel from Quebec, Canada

I bought one 2 weeks ago.I have been trying to get some support from Ion but been put on hold for hours (long distance from canada).I have a speck of plastic on top glass(or marker, or whatever) and I can't remove with (lens cleaner, CCD cleaner).Forget about Ion's tech support, forget abot ArcSoft to fine tune it, forget about quality and using it withany other photo software except PhotoImpression. Bum Deal, cost me over 200.00$ by the the time it went through Customs. I even found the makers in China and never received an answer. Read more