Re: [OT] Slide scanner

["Rob Lamb" <rjl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds interesting but wouldn't that reflect the light slightly away
from where the scanner is reading?

The main problem (as I understand it) with conventional flatbed
scanners is focusing. The scanner is designed to focus on the glass
and not a slide that is a few millimetres (in my case also in a
carrier) above that. There's also a backlight built into the lid but
it's pretty low level and hence you loose a lot of the definition
and colour.

Thanks for the generous offers (replied off list).

Rob

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Stuart Grimshaw
<stuart.grimshaw@g...> wrote:
> These are quite easy to make with two mirrors. The kind ladies use
in
> hand bags should do fine.
>
> To make it a bit more manly, use gaffer tape to join them together
so
> they can be folded closed, with the mirrors facing each other, then
> with the mirrors at approx 45 degrees block off the two open sides
> with some plastic, again gaffer tape comes in usefull to stick the
> together.
>
> Simply plonk the construction on top of the slide and scan away ...
> getting the slide straight is your main problem here ...
>
>
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:15:12 -0000, Rob Lamb
> <rjl@s...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Been clearing my sadly departed Mother's house and have come
across
> > hundreds of 35mm slides I forgot were there. I've had a go using
my
> > flatbed scanner with disappointing results so was looking to get
a
> > dedicated slide scanner.
> >
> > Does anyone have any recommendations or pointers?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> -S