Help finding best scanner/copy machine for lots of old photos

[shader112]

A question for the brain trust. We lost Grandpa this week at 94. I have always wanted to scan in his photos dating back to 1930. There are thousands of all different sizes and quality, some delicate.

I would like to buy a scanner to get them on my computer and just put the different albums into folders. The old ones will have to be one at a time, but would like a scanner than can do say 50 normal photos quickly.

I have no idea if there is a quick and efficient scanner for doing this. Any suggestions are appreciated

 

[RS_Non-Res]

Not quiet what you asked for, but I've used these guys for slides and was very happy with the results. I did select about 1/10 of what i had. Lots of educational pages too.

https://dpsdave.com/

 

[Rotnguns]

Sorry about the loss of your grandfather. Here is a link to PC Mag's best scanner review; has some good choices that you can follow up on:

Best Photo Scanners

www.pcmag.com

You can also get combo printer scanner copiers for less.

 

[shader112]

Sorry about the loss of your grandfather. Here is a link to PC Mag's best scanner review; has some good choices that you can follow up on:

Best Photo Scanners

www.pcmag.com

You can also get combo printer scanner copiers for less.

Thank you, that is the list I found also. Looks like there are a couple good options for speed and scanning both sides at the same time

 

[TSnave]

My wife was in your situation a few years ago; she picked up an Epson Perfection V600 Photo and it's worked well.

 

[shader112]

My wife was in your situation a few years ago; she picked up an Epson Perfection V600 Photo and it's worked well.

Thank you, I am looking at the

Epson FastFoto FF-680W Wireless High-speed Photo and Document Scanning System​

It's pricey as hell, but I think I might use it and pass it around to some friends and family so they can digitize old photos. Then maybe sell it for a couple hundred bucks.

 

[Rotnguns]

Thank you, I am looking at the

Epson FastFoto FF-680W Wireless High-speed Photo and Document Scanning System​

It's pricey as hell, but I think I might use it and pass it around to some friends and family so they can digitize old photos. Then maybe sell it for a couple hundred bucks.

Yeah, PC Mag really liked it. It's expensive but it's a real wampus cat - all the bells and whistles.

 

[Hunterscamera]

The Epson v600 is a great scanner and relatively cheap used. You can also scan negatives and slides though some of the larger sizes won't fit. You'd need a Epson perfection v850. These scanner are flatbed however and would take longer to do a large amount. For a relatively cheap feed scanner check out a KODAK i1210 Scanner on ebay.