Steve
I am glad to hear that you could derive something positive from last
weekend, and I can well sympathize that your loss has inspired you to share
family photo memories. That is just what I did with a stack of slides
dating from mid 1950s to early 1970s. Also a variety of filmstock including
Kodachrome, Ektachrome, Anscochrome and Gevachrome. And some others. And
in conditions varying from dirty through to emulsion dissolved.
I can wholeheartedly recommend the Nikon 4000ED (good memory, Chuck) which
does have a bulk loader option for slides, as well as dust and scratch
removal and color restoration options. The 40000ED has now been superseded,
which may mean that they are more reasonably priced, but you may want to
check the IVED, which has the same 4000dpi maximum resolution, but with
lower dmax, and USB in place of Firewire. I assume the IVED will accept the
bulk loader.
Though you say you do not need the ultimate in resolution, I suspect that
you would benefit - either by faster scanning at lower resolution, or by
superior results from conversion to jpeg.
Here's a few samples
http://www.hemy.me.uk/Miscellany/Image10.jpg - a straight scan, see the
crud!
http://www.hemy.me.uk/Miscellany/Image11.jpg - digital ICE in action, but no
manual restoration at all.
http://www.hemy.me.uk/Miscellany/Image20.jpg - a Kodachrome from 1959. I
must have assumed it was a Land camera I was using :-(
--
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Steve Goss
Sent: 10 October 2005 05:46
To: Olympus email list
Subject: [OM] Scanner suggestions, for bulk scanning
Hi, Y'all-
One of the nice things that happened last weekend was that my Dad, my
brother and I discussed all the slides we have, and how it would be nice to
have them a little more available than assorted trays and boxes. The best
thing about the conversation was that my Dad is willing to foot the bill for
a film scanner. <insert ear to ear smile here>
Some guide lines:
because of the number of slides to scan, scanners that require someone to
manually insert each slide or reposition a slide carrier won't cut it. Some
sort of attachment that can automatically work through a stack of slides
would be highly valued.
Resolution is not an over-riding concern. It needs to be good, but it
doesn't need to be state of the art. Probably in the 3200 or greater range.
Even though the originals occasionally get projected on to a four foot wide
screen, the scans probably won't be viewed or printed any larger than 12 to
15 inches.
Flexibility. Dad shot Kodachrome years ago, now he's shooting Ektachrome.
Mike is shooting Provia.
I used to shoot that Seattle Filmworks stuff, but I'm now shooting
Kodachrome. Plus, there will be a few odd rolls of Agfa, GAF and who knows
what else.
Price. As low as possible. Finding something used would be ideal. Dad said
that he did not want to pay as much as a new car would cost.
Connection. Since the scanner will be hooked up to three different
computers, USB would be easier than SCSI, but price may dictate SCSI. The
computers range from a 6 year old Dell running Win 98 to a new HP running
XP.
Let the suggestions begin!
Thanks, Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa
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