Message-Id: <mailto:199607252221.RAA10320@library.wustl.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 17:14:38 -0700 From: George Holmes <mailto:george.holmes@MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU> Subject: Re: color negatives To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
Well, I did it and I'm glad. The Minolta QuickScan 35 software compensated perfectly for the orange negative base hue, and it's $500.00 less expensive.
Hey, I'll try it tommorow. We just obtained a Minolta QuickScan 35 and >it's a beaut but so far I've only done slides on it. I'll get some negs
>and give you an opinion soon.
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>>>>I've been told that NO scanner can successfully scan color negatives. Does
>>>>anyone have any experience refuting this claim?
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>>Several people have posted that some scanners can, indeed, scan color
>>negatives. Our AGFA with its transparancy adaptor, and our new HP Scanjet 4C
>>are SUPPOSED to be able to do this, but in fact they do not. The AGFA images
>>come out bluish, and it apparently has something to do with the orangish
>>color of the emulsion on color negs.
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>>What I am really trying to find out if anyone has SEEN images scanned from
>>color negs, and if so, what kind of scanner was used.
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>>Thanks.
>>Victoria Yturralde
>>Photographic Archivist
>>Calif. Dept. of Parks & Recreation
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>George Holmes, MSGT-Ret/USAF
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