This isn't really economical unless your time is worth next to nothing -- but might be the way to go if you don't have much to spend, do have time on your hands, and care a lot about the quality (i.e., you want to do it yourself). Seems like OP is not in that category.

Look at the prices

By Marco on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 4:45pm.

in the link provided a few posts up. 79 cents per photo, on sale for 59 cents per photo. Given that you can pick up a scanner good enough for this project for around a hundred bux I guess it depends on how many photos you want digitized. Personally I have thousands, and the scanner would be useful beyond the digitizing project. Unless the OP is just lazy, I stand by my response.

Just be warned - it's a huge time suck

By merlinmurph on Fri, 02/26/2016 - 8:26am.

Unless the OP is just lazy, I stand by my response.

Lazy? Not at all. It simply depends on what one wants to do with their time. It's a choice, and digitizing photos is a HUGE time suck, at least if you want to do it well. Scanning each photo takes awhile, but then you probably want to process each photo, too. And then there's the organizing of all the photos.

Yes, it can be extremely rewarding, especially when you have to spend some time looking at each photo and go back in time for awhile. It's a good project for the depths of winter.

Scanning isn't easy

By An Archivist on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 3:35pm.

The problem herein is that scanning isn't easy. It takes skill to get a good scan, know the proper settings, and even to setup a scanner with proper color balance, white balance, etc. Imaging is more involved because you have to control the scans - where are you storing them? How are you naming them?

Marco is right: if you are

By KarlaV on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 3:50pm.

Marco is right: if you are not dealing with film or video, scanning them in is pretty darn easy. Just takes time. And don't throw the originals away!

The Camera Company?

By shoey on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 2:22pm.

I don't know how good they are, but The Camera Company on Route 1 in Norwood will convert them.

Do they still exist? I went

By chaosjake on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 5:35pm.

Do they still exist? I went to a going out of business sale there, like, 2 years ago.

I think the African market on

By Murphquake on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 4:59pm.

I think the African market on the corner of HPA and Cummins hwy can do this for you

Calls Hunt's

By anon on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 5:11pm.

- in Kenmore Square an ask for Mason. ( 617 ) 778-2222. I have worked with him many time when needing scan work, he should be able to help you. I've no idea what type of cost you are looking at

Aviary in JPhttp://www

By matt on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 6:15pm.

Aviary in JP
http://www.aviarygallery.com/photo-lab/

Aviary is awesome and very

By Annika on Fri, 02/26/2016 - 1:11am.

Aviary is awesome and very friendly! Highly recommend them.

Everpresent in Newton

By just walkin on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 9:58pm.

Been meaning to try them out, so I don't yet have any personal experience one way or another.

http://everpresentonline.com/

EP

By Kate on Sat, 02/27/2016 - 4:50am.

I was going to suggest them as well. My boyfriend works at their photo and video lab in Watertown, where all of the orders are processed and digitized. They do great work. I'm having my grandparents' photos and 8mm film digitized when their work volume slows down.

OP

By Boston Strolls on Mon, 03/07/2016 - 4:01pm.

I dropped off a large box of prints and slides at Everpresent on Saturday. I can't speak to the results yet, but the customer service experience has been good so far.

OP

By Boston Strolls on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 5:16pm.

I just picked up my pictures from Ever Present. It took them just under 4 weeks, and the photos are scanned at 96dpi, despite being advertised at 600dpi for prints and 1600 for slides. Not thrilled.

Photo digitizing

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