How to Convert a Film SLR

• 1). Spend a day shooting your favorite subjects or landscapes on your favorite type of film. Depending on the type of photography you shoot, you will have a good idea on the best film to get the best results. If you are shooting landscapes, using a low ISO print or slide film will provide you with negatives saturated with color and clarity.
  
  
• 2). Take the exposed roll of film to a photo lab retailer and ask them to produce a picture CD with your roll of film. If you feel you are at a point where you no longer want 4x6 prints, see if the retailer will provide the CD in place of the prints for no additional charge. Shop around to find the best pricing for your processing. You should also ask if they can be saved in a TIFF.tiff or RAW format. These two formats contain more information than JPEGs. Use the TIFF files as your originals, and save any edits you make to them as JPEGs.
  
  
• 3). Insert the picture CD into your computer. Transfer the images from the CD to your hard drive, and the images you shot on film earlier in the day are now digital files ready to be edited or shared electronically with family and friends.