[rollei_list] Re: Scanning sheets of colour negatives
- From: "Austin Franklin" <austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:04:23 -0400
Hi Aaron,
> I would venture that the biggest problem you face is that the
> internal front-light in the scanner is still shining on your
> negatives, when what you want is to disable this light and rely
> entirely on the backlight for illumination. This is why the contrast
> is so low. Manufacturers' transparency adapters do this
> automatically. If you are good with electronics I suppose it would
> not be too big a challenge to disable the front-light yourself -
> probably just a matter of knowing which cable to clip.
Only problem I see with this suggestion is the scanner may/will get a fault,
as it won't calibrate with no light.
Best Regards,
Austin
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