{"id":243,"date":"2007-12-14T01:35:19","date_gmt":"2007-12-14T06:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/2007\/12\/14\/scancafe-a-photo-collectors-best-friend\/"},"modified":"2008-12-03T19:16:54","modified_gmt":"2008-12-04T00:16:54","slug":"scancafe-a-photo-collectors-best-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewchan.com\/?p=243","title":{"rendered":"ScanCafe: A Photo Collector’s Best Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the entire history of this blog, I do not think I have been moved to make a stellar recommendation about any vendor I have no personal relationship with.<\/p>\n

Today, I will be doing exactly that. For years, I have had stacks of 35mm negatives sitting in various envelopes stored in a box in my closet. These are photos I have taken since the early 1980’s up until a few years ago when I finally made the move to all-digital photos.<\/p>\n

I love photos because they can tell a story about how one lives life. It also allows you to relive those special (and not so special) moments in life. It is also great if you are building a legacy to leave behind. I have photo albums assembled over the years. However, in later years, the photos simply accumulated because I did not put a high priority in organizing them into albums.<\/p>\n

I find that while having photo albums are nice for yourself, they are not conducive to sharing with others. Also, physical photos deteriorate and degrade over time.<\/p>\n

I am not sure how it came about but I started researching companies that could scan in photos into digital JPEG format. There are many companies that do so but I ran into one that was exceptionally inexpensive compared to its competitors. It was ScanCafe<\/a>. And for that inexpensive price, they offered a LOT. Normally, I am skeptical so I try to do my homework. After doing so, I took a chance on ScanCafe by sending 100 photos on 35mm negatives.<\/p>\n

After a very uncomplicated process of selecting which photos I wanted to discard from scanning, I was left with a selection of photos that were going to be sent to me on DVD-ROM in high-resolution format. I have to say that photos from the DVD are amazing! It is like traveling back in time looking at these 15-20 year photos that look so clear and colorful. I have definitely changed in appearance from 15 years ago! (Look at the photo and you will see what I mean!) I was definitely moved by the experience of looking at these photos which are 15-20 years old.<\/p>\n

I was so impressed, I assembled another batch of 800 photos on 35mm negatives to send to ScanCafe<\/a>. That is 8 times the number of photos I sent during the initial trial run.<\/p>\n

If you are 30 years old and over with older photos, chances are you will love and appreciate what ScanCafe<\/a> has to offer. People under 30 most likely jumped directly into digital photos. They have limited experience in 35mm photos.<\/p>\n

I don’t personally know anyone at ScanCafe, get no referral fee, and simply a happy customer. But I am so absolutely hooked that I am scrounging around for more photos to send to them. Having high-resolution photos of old photos at my disposal is amazing. I can print and email any of them at will. I am no longer constrained by envelopes and photos albums.<\/p>\n

Go check out ScanCafe<\/a>. I think you will want to dig out old photos and negatives once you do. They are an awesome vendor with a great service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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