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Photos, slides and negatives

Loose prints from the shoebox, carousels of slides from family vacations, and envelopes of negatives that were never printed. Each is scanned at archival quality, ready to share or print.

50 photos, slides or negatives = 1 item.

What we take

Photo prints

How to spot it: Loose prints in any common size, from wallet-size up to 8 × 10, plus panoramic prints.

You getJPEG, 600 DPI

Larger, curled or delicate prints (up to 12 × 17 inches) go on our large flatbed.

KODACHROME · 1968

Slides

How to spot it: Small framed pictures in 2 × 2 inch cardboard or plastic mounts, often in a carousel.

You getJPEG, about 24 megapixels

35mm, 110, 126, 127 and Super 35 slides. Carousels are welcome; leave slides in them.

35mm negatives

How to spot it: Strips of orange-brown or black-and-white film, usually 4–6 frames per strip.

You getJPEG, 3200 DPI

Color and black and white.

120 · 4×5

Other negatives

How to spot it: 110 and 126 negatives, plus larger medium-format (120/220) and 4 × 5 inch negatives.

You getJPEG, 3200 DPI

What you’ll get back

File typeHigh-quality JPEG, one file per picture
Photo prints600 DPI (a 4 × 6 print becomes about 2400 × 3600 pixels)
SlidesAbout 24 megapixels each
Negatives3200 DPI

Delivered through your private online link, ready to download and share, with USB copies if you add them.

Getting them ready

  • Keep prints in the order you like; we scan them in the order we receive them.
  • Photos stuck in albums can be scanned page by page; add them as photo album pages in your quote.
  • Handle negatives by the edges, and leave them in their sleeves.
  • Writing on the back of a print? Tell us, and we’ll scan the backs too.

Other formats we digitize