Scanning 35mm slides
posted on 21st of february, 2009
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I have thousands of slides in my files, and haven't given them nearly the attention they deserve.
I recently looked over my statistics: paying attention to which images were viewed and downloaded the most. I discovered that my OLD SLIDE FILM was getting a very high level of interest.
I have been a bit slow to keep the images coming into dreamstime of late, so with this information I'll be scanning my slides at a greater pace and uploading more images this spring!
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Tags: 35mm film scanner scanning slides
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Comments (6)
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Comment by Jbonde
on March 07, 2010
I just made my own automatic slide scanner out of a Kodak projector and my Nikon SLR gear. It works like a dream and the quality is excellent. If you are interested I have uploaded some photos and a description here http://www.avidia.dk/hardware.html |
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Comment by Photoboykane
on May 15, 2009
Of course! All of my images are posted here with the intent to have them used in any way allowed by the dreamstime (R) agreement. |
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Comment by Mijohnson
on May 15, 2009
I am writing a homeschool science textbook. I intend to publish it (hopefully). Can I use some of your landscape photographs in the book? Thanks! |
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Comment by Photoboykane
on February 22, 2009
To answer TOMDRAUG and MARKOGT: it's not a secret by any means, and the costs depend on what you can get in the way of deals for the gear I"ll mention below:
-First off, the slides to be scanned MUST be sharp, well exposed, and shot on a quality film (Kodachrome, Ektachrome 64, Fuji Velvia, etc.) with a lens that has decent contrast and low distortion (Nikkor, Zeiss, etc.)
-Second, the subject matter has to be well handled, well lit, and should fill the image without excessive cropping.
-Third, the scanner needs to be pretty good. For E-6 films I use a Nikon 4000 with Digital ICE on, and for Kodachromes I use an Epson v700.
-Finally, the post production work flow has to be optimized for this venue. I save the files as TIFF's, convert them to DNG's with Adobe Camera Raw, adjust the images with PhotoShop CS4, convert them to sRGB, save them as JPG's and send them off to Dreamstime. |
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Comment by Markogt
on February 22, 2009
If this is not a secret, then how can you scan in slides with such a good quality?
You have many beautiful photos! |
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Comment by Tomdraug
on February 21, 2009
Yeah, digital is easy, but slide is absolutely fantastic :)
Ajlso, how much money you have to spend to get this resolution. |
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