Copying Slide Photos (Color Diapositives)

 In 1964 I was serving in a small city in southern France, assisting a small local congregation. One particular family had several children, The second oldest of these was Gaby,  He was part of nearly everything we did. He was a teenager at the time but, he is obviously a "senior citizens" now. 

We reconnected recently, I had done a little family history research on his family and he contacted me to ask if I would correct an error I had made. I was glad to do so. 

I gave him the link to an online photo album I had created of some of the best photos from my mission. He loved the fact that some of the photos showed him and members of his family. He asked if I had any more photos that I had taken in his city. 

I told him that I had a few more but they were in the form of slides and I did not have a slide scanner. I checked into buying one but most were $70 or more, and the reviews were generally negative. Then I found an accessory that held a cell phone above an illuminated slide and the cost was $18 and the reviews were generally positive. So I bought one. 

My new phone had difficulty getting sharp photos of the slides, so I tried using the camera on my wife's tablet. It was much sharper, but awkward to balance on something designed to hold a phone.

I wondered whether my old smart phone was still workable. This proved to be the best option. I used it to copy the slides he wanted and sent copies to him. He was really glad to have them.

And I was able to enlarge the online photo album.

I love old photos.