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Subject: [OM] Re: Film Scanners going the way of the Dodo? [coming over from - Mom so long ago -]
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:48:14 -0500
Thanks.  I'll have to give it a go.  Your FS4000 has IR dust removal. 
Any comment on dust with the 5D and slide copier solution?

Chuck Norcutt

Moose wrote:
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> I prefer the roll-over image because it's a little less grainy although 
>> it doesn't have quite as much contrast.  As a practical matter there's 
>> almost nothing to choose between them.  
> I agree. The initial image is from the FS4000 film scanner and the 
> roll-over is the 5D/80/4 shot.
> 
> What's interesting is that the 5D image has been upsampled almost 30% to 
> match the FS4000 output. I haven't tried the other direction yet.
>> Both could benefit by a little bit of post processing which would likely 
>> make them indistinguishable from one another.
>>   
> Yup
>> I assume you're having to use a short extension tube on the 5D so that 
>> the bellows can clear the pentaprism hump in front.  I haven't tried it 
>> yet but thought that additional extension might be problematic in making 
>> a 1:1 image using the 50/3.5 with bellows and slide duplicator... might 
>> not be possible to get *down* to 1:1.  I can see where your 80/4 with 
>> its longer focal length would be immune from the over-magnification 
>> problem if it exists.  
> Doesn't exist. The slide duplicator bellows is barely long enough to do 
> 1:1, otherwise, everything is broadly adjustable. I used the Oly 7mm 
> extension tube, but one could use a longer one, just shorten the bellows 
> extension by an equal amount. No problem at all.
> 
> Moose

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