Slide Scanning request - maybe off topic

Lis Allison garden@pine-ridge.ca
Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:53:36 PST
On Monday 13 February 2006 04:17 pm, Rodger Whitlock wrote:
> On 13 Feb 06 at 8:09, John T Lonsdale wrote:
> > ...Is there anyone within the USA who has the time, skill and energy
> > to scan up to 100 slides for me, and send me the digital images in a
> > format that perfectly replicates the slide?  The latter is important
> > as friends have scanned slides for me in the past and the images have
> > been unusable, even unfixable in Photoshop.
>
> Somewhere I've read (cue "uh-oh") that to scan slides or negatives
> properly, you need special equipment, not just an attachment to a
> consumer-grade flatbed scanner.

What you need is a high-quality scanner. I have an Epson Perfection 4990 
PHOTO and it is designed to scan slides and negatives. It does a great 
job, and does 8 slides at a time.

I would offer to do it for you, John, but I am in Canada and that might 
make it awkward. Surely there is someone closer to home?

If not, let me know. When do you need these?

Lis Allison, Carp, Ontario, Canada


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