Re: Slide Scanners

["Michael Lewis" <mdlewis@bigpond.net.au>]

I have a HP6200c general scanner with a crude single slide at a time mirror device and accompanying HP software. It also
applies to HP5200c (different software) and the successors HP6300  etc.

Last year I scanned many 40 year old slides of "Sydney Trams in the last few years". Most slides were "infected" with a
sort of crinkly - furry effect. Many were extremely faded and many had been underexposed when taken.

During and after scanning, using various packages I have been able to do lots of things with colour or obtrusive shadows
but not much with the "fungus like effect"

Until I was referred to Vuescan. I have just downloaded the shareware (test) version, rescanned my worst infected slide
and the difference is amazing.

It seems to be able to do a "micro" softening. The goo goes but the focus stays.

Costs: HP6200c was an approx $700 scanner (USB, SCSI extra - cable/card)
Vuescan $US40

You have a general scanner with a slide attachment.

I believe the future is in digital - I have just looked at pictures referred  to in the binaries group taken with a
Nikon SLR D1. The focus, resolution etc is fantastic.
Also IBM have publicised a 1gig memory card at $US 999.

Unless you actually want to project slides from an old type slide projector, I think their days are numbered.

Michael Lewis
Michael Kurkowski <usenet.spam@gunzel.net> wrote in message 8FC0FE40BgunzelT333@203.164.20.149">news:8FC0FE40BgunzelT333@203.164.20.149...
> drowe@tpgi.com.au (David Rowe) wrote in <39d6a561@dnews.tpgi.com.au>:
>
> >I'm in the market for a slide scanner (to scan my train slides :-) and
> >was wondering if anyone out there uses one for their website scans. I'm
> >leaning towards the H-P S20 because I have seen the results and the
> >price is reasonable (approx $850)
> >
> >Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
>
> I finally went the plunge, and got a HP S20. Cost me $790, from a place, I
> think it's called Diginet, in Caulfield and Camberwell. They advertise in
> the green guide.
>
> Results can be seen at http://www.gunzel.net/scans
>
> M.
>
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