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Subject: [OM] [OT] Flat bed scanner question
From: Marten Beels <mbeels@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 08:25:37 -0700 (PDT)
>Could a flat bed scanner focus on an airial image? 
>If I disabled the lamp on a flatbed scanner and then
>focused an image from a slide projector at the plane
>of the scanner's glass would the scanner be able to
>focus on and capture the image?  I'm pretty sure a
>ground glass would work but it seems that would
>introduce some undesirable grain.
>
>Tech question.  This seems like such a simple
>solution to low cost scanning that there must be a
>fly in the ointment.  If it can't focus on an airial
>image, why not?
>
>Chuck Norcutt
>Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

I've tried this, Chuck.  It didn't work but I didn't
disable the light on the flat bed scanner.  It
definitely seems to be worth a try, unless someone
knows why that wouldn't work.

Marten

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