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fompea
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 Posted: 03/11/03 - 08:35 Post subject: Scanning 35 mm slides question
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Is there a scanning device out there that can scan or upload 35 mm slides/photos?
If so, where can I get one?
Thanks
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Mental_Hernia
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Location: Texas
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Posted: 03/11/03 - 08:36 Post subject:
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Scanner?
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fompea
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Location: Las Vegas
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Posted: 03/11/03 - 09:05 Post subject:
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Do you know what a 35 mm slide is? You can't use a regular scanner
/slap
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sinrakin
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 03/11/03 - 09:25 Post subject:
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Probably easiest is to pay a photo lab a buck a slide or so I think to do it.
http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/howtobuy/0,7561,2255099,00.html
| Quote: | What Do I Need To Scan Slides Or Negatives?
Transparency adapter or slide scanner
From the editors of computershopper.com
To scan negatives, slides, and transparencies, you need to place the original between the light source and the sensor array so that the light passes through them before hitting the sensor. However, typical flatbed scanners place the light source and the sensor array on the same side, to catch the light as it reflects off the original. You need a transparency adapter (also called a TPA or TPU)—a backlight that replaces the scanner cover—to scan these types of originals. Not all scanners support a TPA, so ask before you buy if you think you'll be needing one. They tend to cost between $100 and $350. Conversely, some of the higher-end flatbeds come bundled with TPAs.
Instead of a TPA, some flatbed scanners come with a slide out drawer designed for scanning negatives and positives. This is usually a superior solution—there's no glass to sit between the original and the sensor, so you don't get artifacts called Newton Rings—but these scanners also tend to cost upward of $800.
Another option is to buy a slide or transparency (4x5) scanner. Because these are designed to focus on a smaller area, they provide the high optical resolutions you need to scan small originals. Slide scanners have come down in price to as low as $500, but these tend to be the older, slower, 24- and 30-bit models that provide marginally usable quality. For the most part, decent slide 36-bit slide scanners run between $900 and $2,000, and their transparency counterparts even more.
What Do I Need To Scan Slides Or Negatives?
36-bit color, 1,200 dpi or greater optical resolution
From the editors of computershopper.com
Optical resolutions of 1,200 dpi and higher are generally the purview of slide and film scanners, which need the higher resolution to compensate for the small size of the originals. To scan a 35mm slide or negative for high-resolution printing at 8x10 inches on a 720-dpi printer, you need a scanner capable of at least 2,400 dpi.
If you're scanning slides, negatives, or transparencies, which have a broader tonal range than printed photographs, 30 bits is the absolute minimum you can get away with. Really, the best color-depth metric for judging the quality of a negative or transparency scanner is optical density (OD). OD measures the breadth of the tonal range--brightness values--a scanner can capture. A higher OD is better. OD is directly correlated with bit depth--but can vary significantly within a specific range. For instance, you can find 36-bit flatbed scanners with ODs as low as 2.8D or as high as 3.6D; keep in mind that OD is measured on a logarithmic scale, so the jump from 2.8 to 3.6 is an order of magnitude. But a 36-bit scanner should always have a higher OD than a 24-bit version with the same optics and analog-to-digital converter.
Most of today's flatbed scanners provide an OD of between 2.8 and 3.0; this is fine for scanning most photographs. Slides and transparencies require at least 3.2D for a decent scan, and negatives around 3.4D or more. These days, OD is the best way to differentiate between a good graphics scanner and a consumer-level device; consumer devices simply report an OD rating in their specs or packaging. |
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Aviger
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 03/11/03 - 09:54 Post subject:
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theres tablets you can use to put ontop of your flatbed scanner that can scan in negatives and all sorts of stuff.
Although i cant remember which brand makes the best..it's been a while since anyone buoght one at my comp store ;P
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Grummpy
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Joined: 12 Oct 2002
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Posted: 03/11/03 - 13:31 Post subject:
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hp scanjet 3570c digital scanner
get photo-quality results for everything you scan - photos, graphics, and text - with 1200 dpi and 48-bit color
• scan 35 mm negatives and slides using the included lid with built-in lighted adapter
• USB connection works with today's popular PC and Mac operating suystems: Microsoft® Windows 98, 2000, Me, XP and Mac OS 9.1 and higher
Scan Resolution, Hardware 1200 x 1200 dpi
Scan Resolution, Optical 1200 dpi
Scan Resolution, Enhanced 1200 x 1200 dpi
$142.00
+ HP Color It Now Promotion End User Rebate: $20 Rebate for Every HP 3570
your welcome 
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compusmack
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Posted: 03/11/03 - 18:02 Post subject:
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lots of newer scanners can do slides and negatives. They have a backlight to enable scanning them.
Canon, Hp, Microtek, a few other brands
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Frashii
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Anchorage, AK
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Posted: 03/11/03 - 18:08 Post subject:
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Fompea,
Send me the slides via regular mail and I will scan them in for you. (email me for addres: frashii@frashii.com)
My HP scanner came with a 35mm slide attachment.
Frashii
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