scanning 35mm slides

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Corporal Punishment, Jul 4, 2004.

  1. Corporal Punishment

    Corporal Punishment Head of Software Shenanigans Staff Member

    Corporal Punishment, Jul 4, 2004
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  2. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    not tried that model neg scanner Jim, but have used both the Nikon Coolscan and Minolta Dimage scanners ( mainly becauce they use cold cathode light sources.... they give better results than with other light sources ) but they come with a high price ( average $700 ) but some models have the same scanning resolution that that Smartscan one has @ around 2700dpi which is pretty good for negs and at a sub $200 price NOW thats a bargin :)

    all you may need to do is clean the image up a bit using something like Photoshop or Paintshop Pro to remove dust and scratches etc etc
     
    DavidGP, Jul 4, 2004
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  3. TheDoug

    TheDoug MajorGeek

    I got the Minolta Dimage Scan Dual III, and like it a lot. I have the same situation-- 50 years worth of Dad's slides. I didn't want to spend $700 or $800 and, after some research, settled on this one @ $289.00 You might want to consider getting a light table to sort through them before even previewing them in the scanner-- it gets pretty tedious doing it four at a time. Also some dust removal tools-- at 2820dpi, the tiniest specks look big, and removing them in software after the fact is also tedious. Have to admit, though, it's fun restoring old images-- the results can be pretty amazing, even with limited practice.
     
    TheDoug, Jul 4, 2004
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  4. TheDoug

    TheDoug MajorGeek

    Just noticed the model III has been replaced by the model IV, apparently, and at the same price. Now 3200dpi.
     
    TheDoug, Jul 4, 2004
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  5. Corporal Punishment

    Corporal Punishment Head of Software Shenanigans Staff Member

    Thanks! I'll look at both.
     
    Corporal Punishment, Jul 7, 2004
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