Slides to pictures
Apr 4, 2018 14:27:22 #
Tomcat5133
Loc: Gladwyne PA
If you have a lot of slides i had a pro scanner believe it was Nikon and it took forever to do 25 slides. I had hundreds. Flat scanners mounts can be issue.
Scancafe sounds great. Knew of others not them.
Scancafe sounds great. Knew of others not them.
Apr 5, 2018 06:32:47 #
Photo_Buff
Loc: San Francisco Bay Area
I use a Nikon Coolscan @ 4000 dpi. I need to get the Vuescan software as I'm using the freeware drivers. Scanning one at a time is painful. On enlargement, the biggest I can go is 8x10 in. They look good after some PS retouching. Getting the dust off beforehand is a must.
Apr 5, 2018 12:31:48 #
I bought a Polaroid 2700 dpi scanner years ago, couldn't afford the Nikon, my Polaroid works just fine for personal slides and negatives, I use (Scan Cafe) for critical slides I need for a book I'm working on. I have had good results with the Polaroid at around $1500.00, I don't think it is on the market anymore, I bought mine 15 years ago and it still works great. You fined Nikon older models used and in good or refurbished condition on E Bay.
Apr 10, 2018 13:32:38 #
Photo_Buff wrote:
I use a Nikon Coolscan @ 4000 dpi. I need to get the Vuescan software as I'm using the freeware drivers. Scanning one at a time is painful. On enlargement, the biggest I can go is 8x10 in. They look good after some PS retouching. Getting the dust off beforehand is a must.
I found many years ago that a projected Kodachrome slide was no better than a 3000 x2000 scanned image of that slide. Personally, I believe your 8"x10" limit in way too restrictive
Apr 10, 2018 14:58:02 #
I'm not sure why 8 x 10 is a limit, as posted before (my Polaroid 2700 dpi) I can print up to 12 x 18 images with PS touch up and sizing, that same image I can resize to 16 x 24 and have it printed at a custom house, so size changes the image but it also adds a new feeling or texture, if you want perfect results you need $10,000 worth of equipment, I'm more interested in the final feeling I want to achieve not the technical perfection.
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