Message-Id: <200112210240.fBL2enP02713@sitelicense.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 18:40:47 -0800 From: Reed Hutchinson <mailto:macreed@UCLA.EDU> Subject: Re: Film scanners To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
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>Greetings -
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>In response to my request for info regarding film scanners, someone asked:
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> >What size are your negatives?
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>The negatives would be 35mm.
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>Cheers,
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>Ted Shaw
We have been using the Nikon 4000 slide scanner for several months
now and it does well.
If you have uncut rolls of film, they have an adapter which will
allow you to scan them all automatically, as well as an auto feeder
attachment for Mounted Slides.
If, as with many negatives, they're in strips, Nikon has a holder to
accommodate those as well.
The Digital ICE software which Nikon utilizes does do a nice job of
cleaning up the average dust spots and imperfections that would
normally require retouching.
The BIG caveat however is that the Digital ICE software only seems to
work with "Color" images (Transparency & Negative) and _Not_ with
Black & White, at least not with B&W transparencies. They take on a
very posterized look if processed with the Digital ICE. I'm assuming
the Digital ICE software needs color information to perform its
feats...Lacking that, it's at a loss.
I've also used a Kodak RFS 3570 scanner for about 5 years now. It
does a very nice job as well, although it's a manual operation as far
as feeding in the negs and transparencies - With a large collection
you'll probably want to automate the process as much as possible.
Hope this helps,
Reed Hutchinson
Principal Photographer
UCLA Digital Imaging Services
mailto:<imaging@ucla.edu>
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