[muglo] Copying 35mm Slides

Thought some members would be interested in my escapades over the  
last 2-3 weeks of scanning my 2,200 odd 35 mil slides via my Canon MP  
760 All-in-one printer. I'm now down to my last 3-400, I'm glad to  
say, as it's a bit tiring even when doing 4 slides at once.
About 80 % had significant fading, especially those that were 50-60  
years old, despite being stored in Kodak Carousel Slide Trays.  
Photoshop Elements 4 restored most to their original colour & I used  
the Auto Smart Fix on most, sometimes using it 2-3 times. About 10 %  
needed finite adjustment and about 40 % of all slides got thrown out  
as not being relevant anymore. Each slide took approx 1 minute to scan.
Most originals were taken with a Canon 1000F SLR with a 35-270 mm  
lens, which was almost impossible to sell. Marg's Rebel will probably  
be worthless now. I've switched to a panasonic 5 meg with a 32-420 mm  
equiv. Leica lens.
The exercise was worth the effort as I've now got a 7' x 5' bookcase  
free and my whole collection can be stored on a 8.5 Gig DVD with room  
to spare.
BTW it's almost impossible to find All-in-one printers that do slides/ 
negatives at the moment, although all 3 major stores tell me that  
customers ask for them all the time. This month's Macworld lists the  
current Canon model, which is not available in Canada as yet.
TTFN,    TeeC
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