So you have a closet with boxes full of old prints and slides that you are dying to have scanned and neatly organized on your computer. The problem is, you're worried about it either costing you way too much money to send it to a scanning service, or taking too much of your precious free time to scan them yourself on a flatbed scanner. Does this sound EXACTLY like your dilemma? I'd like to share with you my experience back scanning photos for the first week. If you want to make scanning your own photos fit into your busy and hectic life, I think my experience here might give you an idea how much time will be involved and how many photos you can easily get through.