I would take the slide out of the glass mount for scanning purposes. I
doubt whether it is Anti-Newton Ring (ANR) glass. If you don't already
know what Newton Rings are, you could look it up.
On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 7:56 PM, Don Williams <dwilli10@xxxxxxx> wrote:
My Canoscan ran out of software support after Windows XP, and after a lot
of hassle with Canon, I bought an Epson Perfection V550 which runs on
Windows 10. New scanner but at a used scanner price.* (I'm sure I have
posted more than once that I have thousands of slides and negatives to
rescue, mostly for my kids).
I just scanned a slide taken with my old 2.8C in 1963, *just a light pink
smudge can be seen*. The scan was of a glass mounted slide so I can't
tell whether it was Ektachrome 64 or Agfacolor 64, but both types have
suffered severely over the years. The second scan was with the scanner
"Color restore" setting. What a difference!
I didn't clean the glass before the tests but if there is interest I'll
put the two scans up on Onedrive and post the link.
The slide is one I really wanted to find, a shot of snow fading into fog
in Voorhout, Netherlands.
You may know Ed Hamrick at vuescan. I didn't buy his product but
presented him with two scanner options, a Canoscan and the Epson.
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I wrote:
Forgetting price which would you vote for
Canoscan 9000F MK II __
Epson Perfection V550 __
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He responded:
From: "Ed Hamrick" <vuescan@xxxxxxxxx>
The V550 would be a better choice.
Regards,
Ed Hamrick
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There is a downside to the Epson. It doesn't provide a holder specific to
mounted medium format slides. I just put the slide on the 2 1/4" film
rails and scanned it. Seemed to be in focus. I will try to make a
specific adapter for mounted slides because I have so many to preserve.
Regards,
DAW
*It was $120 at Amazon, free shipping. Listed as used/refurbed but
actually brand new.
