Scanning slides - advice
Jun 6, 2019 19:47:00 #
speters wrote:
Sorry for the typo ( I actually listened to the spell checker). I first wrote "partially", but that is always underlined as wrong (and it very well may be, as I'm having one of those days)!
Jun 6, 2019 20:14:44 #
spaceytracey
Loc: East Glacier Park, MT
brent46 wrote:
This is a great way to scan slides. It is fast, and you can capture in raw and edit. D7100 with nikon 28-105 in the macro mode with 60 watt daylight led bulb.
Wow, cool idea.
Jun 6, 2019 20:19:17 #
Jun 6, 2019 20:32:49 #
kphotoer wrote:
Nobody is mentioning post-processing. Can you do an acceptable job with Lightroom?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Absolutely, but of course it depends on having a good scan or image. A flatbed tends to have less good optics than a dedicated scanner, but that is visible only at high magnifications. Also you want a good D-Max, which is essentially dynamic range. Low D-max will crush tonal gradation in the shadows.
Then you should save your scan in 16 bit, to give you the maximum possibility of correction in Lightroom. After that it is just like post-processing any digital image.
Jun 6, 2019 20:34:41 #
Jun 7, 2019 05:50:15 #
kymarto wrote:
Absolutely, but of course it depends on having a good scan or image. A flatbed tends to have less good optics than a dedicated scanner, but that is visible only at high magnifications. Also you want a good D-Max, which is essentially dynamic range. Low D-max will crush tonal gradation in the shadows.
Then you should save your scan in 16 bit, to give you the maximum possibility of correction in Lightroom. After that it is just like post-processing any digital image.
Then you should save your scan in 16 bit, to give you the maximum possibility of correction in Lightroom. After that it is just like post-processing any digital image.
That is why the Epson V850.
Excellent optics designed for slide and film scanning and optimized D-max.
And as stated previously can restore badly faded slides that you cannot do with a camera.
Jun 7, 2019 07:06:26 #
The Epson is impressive indeed, but not cheap. Here is a good review of the alternatives:
https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/buying-guides/the-best-film-scanners
https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/buying-guides/the-best-film-scanners
Jun 7, 2019 08:32:43 #
kymarto wrote:
The Epson is impressive indeed, but not cheap. Here is a good review of the alternatives:
https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/buying-guides/the-best-film-scanners
https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/buying-guides/the-best-film-scanners
I guess that it is not mentioned that there are many large format films these dedicated scanners fail at that the Epson excels at.
Some of my negatives are over 100 years old and are odd sized.
Jun 7, 2019 09:35:41 #
Architect1776 wrote:
I guess that it is not mentioned that there are many large format films these dedicated scanners fail at that the Epson excels at.
Some of my negatives are over 100 years old and are odd sized.
Some of my negatives are over 100 years old and are odd sized.
Clearly for anything other than 35mm the Epson is the only choice.
Jun 7, 2019 10:13:45 #
therwol
Loc: USA
Architect1776 wrote:
That is why the Epson V850.
Excellent optics designed for slide and film scanning and optimized D-max.
And as stated previously can restore badly faded slides that you cannot do with a camera.
Excellent optics designed for slide and film scanning and optimized D-max.
And as stated previously can restore badly faded slides that you cannot do with a camera.
There is no reason to buy the V850 over the V800. Performance, in spite of the "special" optics, is virtually identical. Save $200. This is what I did.
This site provides objective evaluations of performance. The test on the V800 goes into more detail and reveals that while this may be the best of the flatbed scanners, its performance is not as good as several dedicated film scanners.
But if you want to scan large format negatives, one of these is the one to buy.
https://www.filmscanner.info/en/EpsonPerfectionV850Pro.html
Jun 7, 2019 11:40:05 #
Jun 7, 2019 11:51:11 #
therwol wrote:
There is no reason to buy the V850 over the V800. ... (show quote)
You are right.
I guess once I get into stratospheric prices I spend the extra
And yes I got my V750 because of all the odd old format film and made masks to stick into the 8x10 holder.
Jun 7, 2019 12:13:25 #
therwol
Loc: USA
Architect1776 wrote:
You are right.
I guess once I get into stratospheric prices I spend the extra
And yes I got my V750 because of all the odd old format film and made masks to stick into the 8x10 holder.
I guess once I get into stratospheric prices I spend the extra
And yes I got my V750 because of all the odd old format film and made masks to stick into the 8x10 holder.
I almost pulled that trigger (buying the 850 over the 800). I ended up buying a second set of film holders for my V800 (included with the V850), so the price difference ended up being a bit less. Nevertheless, after reading objective reviews, I went practical, if you call spending $800 on a flatbed scanner practical.
I had a one time project of scanning thousands of negatives. I didn't think a dedicated film scanner would be the best choice for a high volume job. I wanted the best flatbed scanner I could afford. I also had some 4x5 to do, easy with the V800.
Jun 7, 2019 12:15:07 #
Jun 7, 2019 12:16:03 #
SteveFranz
Loc: Durham, NC
Brent46, your setup is very similar to what I did, but a lot simpler. I like it an may have to modify mine. I used a box, lined the inside with metallic paper & used two daylight LED bulbs. I did a cutout on the top of the box for the slides/negatives and put my camera on a tripod. Your setup looks a lot steadier.
But either way, with a 18 - 24 megapixel camera it's a lot faster than any slide scanners. The only problem I ran into was color fidelity with color negatives. Never could get that right.
But either way, with a 18 - 24 megapixel camera it's a lot faster than any slide scanners. The only problem I ran into was color fidelity with color negatives. Never could get that right.
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