2 Illuminated Slide Viewer

We're older and getting rid of "stuff". So when it came to looking through slides, we needed something to do it fast, and easily. So I got this viewer. It works fine, and we quickly went through about 20 trays, and a lot of boxes to pick out the ones we wanted to keep (a lot of pictures of landscapes went away). A very handy tool.

We were able to view our old slides

I've had a huge box of 35mm slides in the basement for a long time, with no practical way to view them. The slide projecter was long-ago broken, as was the old Kodak slideviewer that we used ages ago. It's been my intention for a long time to get the slides into a digital format. I knew I wanted to go through the slides one by one to get all the good ones onto a DVD. I was happy and quite surprised to discover the Pana-Vue -- who would think that in this high-tech age I could purchase something so low-tech? This little thing has worked great and I really enjoyed taking a stroll down memory lane in the past week or so. I purchased the adapter too so I wouldn't have to deal with battery replacement. I'm glad I did since I viewed several hundred slides. And it's a good thing I ordered a replacement bulb since the original bulb burned out after awhile. If you have a lot of slides, make sure you get the replacement bulb too. The Pana-Vue worked just fine but the bulb doesn't last long if you are looking at a large number of slides. I'm glad I bought it -- mission accomplished!

I bought this based on reviewers that also have hundreds of slides that need a quick review. I have slides that were both my dad's and my granddad's. I just want to go thru them quickly to determine what I want to keep. This was the inexpensive solution. Metal and cardboard slides can both be viewed. Works great and reasonable price (21). I bought the charger (15) but I perhaps I should have just used rechargeable batteries. I'm just getting started so maybe it was a good buy but the power cord cost almost the price of the viewer. I have some beautiful photos of the NW. Anyone know if it is possible and not cost prohibitive to have a slide enlarged (transparent not print) so I could display it with a backlight on my wall? These slides are beautiful backlit. It gives a 3D effect to the mountain scenes which I think would be lost in print. Thanks for your reply.

Very small screen

Probably like many drawn to this product, I am in the process of reviewing and transferring old 35mm slides to digital format. Being able to pre-screen hundreds of slides before having to waste the time and effort in scanning. I actually remembered having a hand held battery operated viewer when I first started taking slide film (it was the cheapest way to do color at the time). I had a Bell & Howell (cube) slide projector (yes I am that old) so this little gem will save me countless hours by allowing me to transfer only the slides I deem "priceless" to digital format and worth the effort to restore. The Pana-Vue is simple, light and quick. It gets the job (of previewing) done for me with nothing extra needed, no extra whistles or bells. Just drop a slide in the slot press down and view, then decide "in the save pile or in the trash pile"? Simple, it was all I needed or wanted and the price was right. I had one of these beauties and used it for years, until it literally fell to pieces, that was after many years and many moves around the world. So I was pleased to see and purchase another one.

I was able to look at our wedding slides after55 years!

This is a great little viewer. The slides are easy to insert and remove. The lighting is more than ample to get a good view of the subject matter. The batteries are easy to install and replace. The unit is small and light of weight. Perfect for those times when you want to see some slides for sorting or for evaluating.The price is right and the product performs as expected. Can't ask for more.

Desde chica tenemos en casa y no creí que conseguiría otro nuevo. Muy práctico para ver la colección de diapositivas de la familia 😊

This product is excellent. I made a mistake on my Rating before and would like to correct this in saying good delivery and excellent product!

Good value

Great little gadget for viewing slides. Bright lite background. Some of my slides are very old and worn out so this really helped brighten them from behind to view. Hand held, easy to use.

Arrived on time, well packaged, not a very large magnification, but more than suitable for sorting through many boxes of slides, which was the main reason I bought this product, has provision for use with transformer, should you need to use mains power, very good value for money. Would recommend.