Slides from digital - can it be done?

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

08/26/2004 09:34:42 PM · #1

Hi Everyone,

I just saw an ad in my local paper for a juried art show, but it said all entries must be on slides. I called a couple of local photo labs, and they said they can't do it (one said it was the third request this week, they called Kodak, and they told them they don't do that for processing). He recommended printing the photo, taking a film picture of it, and having the film processed onto slides. Does anyone know of a place I could get the digital photo processed directly on a slide, or has anyone tried the take a film picture of the digital picture method (I wouldn't think this would work very well). Or am I mistaken and all they are asked for is a photo of the printed, matted, photograph hanging on a wall? Sorry to sound so naive - please help if you if can!

Thanks!

EddyG

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

08/26/2004 09:36:42 PM · #2

No first-hand experience, but I've heard good things about slides.com...

08/26/2004 09:39:14 PM · #3

I just ordered a batch from //www.slideplus.com

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

08/26/2004 09:49:30 PM · #4

Thanks for the info guys - I'm glad to know it can be done! Looks like two really good sources - I will check them out.

Thanks for the quick replies:)

dustin03

Canon EOS-20D

08/26/2004 10:10:15 PM · #5

Hey it can be DONE. Here is a link to my local Photo Store....On thier website here You be able to find all the info you need to convert, printing, size, DPI...everything on getting a surperb slide....I hope that they can mail it to you....might call them and ask...I'm sure they do...I havn't tried that as I live in the same city...hope you find this useful....

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

08/26/2004 11:17:01 PM · #6

Thanks!

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

08/26/2004 11:20:51 PM · #7

PhotoAccess.com will make slides from digital for $3.95 each.

jodiecoston

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

08/27/2004 01:19:01 AM · #8

These guys are very close to me... An excellent photo store, really nice people. They've made slides from my digital files several times and I'm always WAY pleased with the results. I've sent in their slides from my digital files to several publishers and have always been published using them... About $4 an image the last time I was in there. They've given me discounts when I've done a bunch of them.

Photo Video Plus

(You can ask for Paul, he's a super guy...)

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

08/31/2004 12:49:54 PM · #9

My slides arrived today. At first glances they look very nice. I viewed them in my slide projector and I'm quite satisfied with the results. There are a few minor issues but it may be possible to work those out.

I was aware that color saturation can suffer when making a slide from digital, so I chose some images where it mattered and some where it didn't. The color saturation on my brightly colored images is just 'slightly' weak. It may be possible to bring that up to par by pushing the contrast on the digital image to a point just above 'comfort' prior to having the slides processed. I'm going to contact the vendor (//www.slideplus.com) and see what their suggestions are and try another batch soon........

bledford

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

08/31/2004 01:06:11 PM · #10

I wonder if these competition judges are aware of the vast improvements that have been made recently in digital front projectors. I own a Sanyo PLV-Z2 and it's high resolution makes for some fantastic home slideshows. Seems like the whole process of converting a digital image to a slide could be avoided by reviewing entries on both a slide projector and a digital projector.

They're getting cheaper by the minute, for anyone who's been interested in the past, but been put off by the cost of ownership.
//www.projectorcentral.com

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

08/31/2004 01:23:51 PM · #11

Originally posted by bledford:

It could be, but my camera club is not 'supportive' of digital photography and they have no intention of ever showing digital images during the slide competitions. The only reason I'm doing it is to attempt to place in the top 3 of a slide competition with a digital image. Once I have done that, I will stop. It's just to 'make a point' more than anything else... the point being that they won't be able to tell the difference between a good digital slide and a film slide...

KaDi

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

08/31/2004 03:58:10 PM · #12

I have a different take on your question...
I'm a veteran of art and craft shows (15 years starting in the '80's)-- designed, made and marketed jewelry. Juried shows attempt to weed out the poor-quality or (gasp!) manufactured work. Since my product was a craft, it was clearly representative photos of my work as I would sell it that the jury wanted to see. They also often ask for pictures of your display so you can demonstrate that you have a "professional" appearance. (Nothing like a show where someone throws posters onto blankets on the ground next to a high-end watercolor artist!) So, I think slides of your framed and matted work would be appropriate. If there's a contact number, why not call and ask?

Here is a link to an article from the Sunshine Artist's magazine: //www.sunshineartist.com/magazine/grtjuryslides.htm that might be of help. They've been in the business for a long time.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

09/01/2004 10:58:25 PM · #13

The viability of these slides from digital is very worthwhile if you need slides. I took two slides from digital to my camera club slide competition tonight. I managed an 'honorable mention' with one of them (4th place). No one even considered them to be non-standard slides until they were told and then they could not tell. We had a discussion about these slides after the competition. The group was impressed with the quality.

Niten

Canon EOS-20D

09/01/2004 11:19:24 PM · #14

Its hard to believe a whole camera club would be anti-digital(and I love film). For some things its a huge advantage to use digital. Plus now you can even project digital files for competitions.

Do they judge by a projection or does one judge look at all the slides?

Tim

09/01/2004 11:27:46 PM · #15

Originally posted by Niten:

The whole club is not anti-digital, just a majority of them are. The competitions are voted much like here at DPC. Each club member gets to vote 1-9 on each image.

09/07/2004 07:36:26 PM · #16

Hi,

Just a quick update on this - I called the gallery sponsoring the exhibit and they told me "classical photography only, which would probably mean no digitals". A few days later I called back and spoke to someone who seemed much more knowledgable. She told me that digital slides would be fine to submit, however, in the past they have rejected digital slides for color problems (not depicted true color of original photo). She said if I felt that wouldn't be a problem, they would be happy to accept the submission. By this time, I realized I would miss the deadline anyway.

New question - do the digital slides last if stored properly - for instance, I'm thinking of taking some shots, maybe in sepia or very subtle tones, and having the slides made to have available if another opportunity comes up. Would this be a good idea?

Want to thank everyone for their help in providing resources for getting the slides done - really appreciate it. Also, thanks for the link to Sunshine Artist - it's a really good site:)

bj

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

09/07/2004 09:58:23 PM · #17

Originally posted by BJ:

I've been using slides from digital for almost exactly a year now without any problems. Started out using a local San Francisco outlet (redshoes @ $8 per slide) and about 6 months ago, switched to //www.Slides.com at about $2.50 per slide. I store in a sleeve in a binder without loss of quality. And I "win" and "lose" at my Camera Club //www.photochrome.org about as often as I did when I shot film. I just need a file as big as or bigger than about 6 megs for a slide. The bigger the better, for sure.

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