What is the best way to convert old Photos to Digital copies ?

[gregg]

I have all my photos from childhood until now as regular hard copies.

I have negatives for some of them.

I would like to convert all these photos to digital copies so that I can store them on DVDs & Hard drive.

What is the best way to do this so that I can get fairly good copies without giving up too much quality ?

I do not have a scanner or never used one so please give me as much details as possible if you recommend scanning.

Thank You.

 

[sjm1041]

I saw this thread and it was a big help. I would still like to be able to convert my photos myself. Is there any suggestions on the best hardware and software to get for this task