prints from slides

[Mr-H]

Is there anyway that I can take a 35mm slide, 'scan' (or otherwise transfer) to the computer, and then, perhaps, produce a photograph from it please?

[Answerprancer]

Yes, you will need to get your hands on a slide scanner first.
eg.
http://www.maplin.co....||kword|slide+scanner

[Buenchico]

If you've just got one or two slides to scan, most photo-processing shops (including the counters in big supermarkets) can do the job for you. Howecver the prices charged would be uneconomic if you've got more than a few slides.

For a larger quantity you'll either need to buy a film scanner or to borrow one from a friend. (Some flatbed scanners have a film-scanning facility built into them, so you might not need to find someone who actually owns a dedicated film scanner. However you can't use a standard flatbed scanner as you need a device which can pass light through the slide, rather than simply reflect light off it).

Chris

[AlBags]

We have one of these kicking about.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk...m&hash=item3cb81c223b
Some flatbed scanners have slide mounts tho .. but slides are best scanned UN-mounted. The small Canon Lide series are good for this. I happen to use Lide80 (although no drivers available for Windows 7)