With respect to slide copying to digital the Moose said:
The problem is
that you are copying through an anti-aliasing filter (deliberate
resolution reduction) through a lens which has to handle all the data at
once onto a sensor with limited resolution relative to the source. I've
never tried it because I'm happy with the results from my scanner.
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Exactly. Except that the 5 MP output from my Minolta A1 looks better
than the 9 MP output that I get from my scanner. Of course, that's a
first generation image compared to a second generation image but I'd
still like to see the actual results.
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I don't know what kind of scanner you have, or what software you are
using. My little Canoscan FS2710 has a diffuse light source and I use
Vuescan. I have never had all the problems that others seem to have. I
just prescan, set the film type, adjust the histogram, scan and it
works. I believe there are some mechanical solutions for one or more of
the Min*lta scanners to diffuse the light. In fact, I think Min*lta
copied one of them for the 5400.
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I have an Acer/Benq Scanwit 2700s (2700 dpi) that I also use with
VueScan. It's an excellent grain scanner and emphasizer on some films.
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I have a bellows, but not the slide copier and have never seen a need
for it since I got a scanner. If you have the equipment, why not try it
out? Are you near someone with an E-1 or Can*n and OM adapter?
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I have a OM bellows and slide copier and access to oodles of Canon
digital gear but no OM/EOS adapter.
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Hve you thought about just haveing your stuff scanned for you, if do it
yourself is such a pain? I know the $0.42 I've been paying seemed too
high to you. How much is it worth to avoit something you "really,
really, really hate"?
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Not 42 cents when I have several thousand to go.
Chuck Norcutt
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