Post #3440426
2026-06-28 02:54 UTC
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@nomdeb@mstdn.social 2026-06-28 03:47
@atfarnum@dragonscave.space I'm not blind, but I did a MASSIVE photo scan for my husband's family and it was a CHORE. I don't know if this is helpful at all, but I used my Fujitsu scansnap on high resolution scanning for batches of photos that didn't matter that much or were not very old & delicate and a flatbed scanner for larger or delicate or important photos that needed real care. I think I did something like 24,000 and now what I have left are very old early 1900s era ones I am trying to save.
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@finserra@opensocial.media 2026-06-28 04:30
@atfarnum@dragonscave.space There are a number of options. Flatbed scanner on high resolution with multiple photos, which you later break up and polish with photo editing software. Fee-based software for your phone that autocrops and perfects. Mail-away services, like Southtree or Kodak, that take some time but give you a price per 25 photos (like $8). I've used those services to convert 16mm film and videotape, but they do photos as well. May give you a break on further bulk. Worked OK for me.
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@snaptophobic@mastodon.me.uk 2026-06-28 07:10
@atfarnum@dragonscave.space You could consider using a smartphone camera. You may need a way to hold photos flat, and perhaps rig up a simple support for the phone. The resolution of the images would be plenty for what you should need.
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@markhburton@mstdn.social 2026-06-28 08:14
@atfarnum@dragonscave.space I did this for old and ancient family photos: used a digital camera. Just used light from a window, not too sunny. Good enough to print in a book.