Re: Cut and sleeved slides and scanning film strips (was: saving slides with water drops on them)
Hi, for those Europeans who may be considering getting their Kodachromes cut & sleeved, please be aware that whereas the lab in Wimbledon, London, used to cut them into 6-frame strips, the lab in Switzerland cuts them into 4-frame strips. I've asked if they can do 6-frame strips on request, and they said no. This means that when you're filing them in archival sleeves that have 7 strips of 6, you will need 2 sleeves per roll, which doubles the already high cost of the sleeves, as well as involving more work. The solution to this is to ask them to return them unmounted and uncut, then cut them yourself. Somebody asked about mounting slides. It's easy. Get Gepe plastic slide mounts with no glass in them. Using a pair of sharp scissors, cut the slides one at a time over a light box (a lit one, obviously). The Gepe mounts have a couple of lips along the long edge of the mounting window. Slide the edge of the tranny under this and it will be held securely in place. The other part of the mount clips on very easily. After a couple of attempts you'll have it down pat. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wednesday, May 01, 2002, 2:22:47 AM, you wrote: > I just "discovered" that cut and sleeved slides are a much better option for > scanning. I've had major dust issues and with no slide mounts it makes it > easier to clean the strip before it goes in the scanner. I also think that > the film strip is flatter and gets a better scan. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Cut and sleeved slides and scanning film strips (was: saving slides with water drops on them)
On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 10:30:35PM -0600, William Robb wrote: > > > > > ok, yet another (dumb) question: which is the base side ? > > The side that doesn't have the emulsion on it. If you are > looking at the slide, and the image is the right way around, you > are looking at the base. > cool! :) Thanks for all the helpful info. cheers, nitin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Cut and sleeved slides and scanning film strips (was: saving slides with water drops on them)
- Original Message - From: Nitin Garg Subject: Re: Cut and sleeved slides and scanning film strips (was: saving slides with water drops on them) > > ok, yet another (dumb) question: which is the base side ? The side that doesn't have the emulsion on it. If you are looking at the slide, and the image is the right way around, you are looking at the base. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Cut and sleeved slides and scanning film strips (was: saving slides with water drops on them)
On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 09:58:48PM -0600, William Robb wrote: > > > > If by mistake one gets a fingerprint on a slide (havent done > that yet > > but i do it to prints all the time) is there any better way to > "clean" > > it than wiping with a soft microfiber cloth ? > > I haven't found one yet. Anything that lands on the base side > may be removable (including the aformentioned water drop). > ok, yet another (dumb) question: which is the base side ? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Cut and sleeved slides and scanning film strips (was: saving slides with water drops on them)
- Original Message - From: Nitin Garg Subject: Re: Cut and sleeved slides and scanning film strips (was: saving slides with water drops on them) > Another slide question :) > > If by mistake one gets a fingerprint on a slide (havent done that yet > but i do it to prints all the time) is there any better way to "clean" > it than wiping with a soft microfiber cloth ? I haven't found one yet. Anything that lands on the base side may be removable (including the aformentioned water drop). William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: saving slides with water drops on them.
- Original Message - From: Nitin Garg Subject: Re: saving slides with water drops on them. > I am sure you have a fix for world's hunger and peace problem too ;) It takes a larger candle is all. WW > > > On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 06:23:08PM -0700, Bill D. Casselberry wrote: > > Nitin wrote: > > > > > An offending water droplet landed right on my slide today (thankfully > > > only a shot of architecture here so can take it again sometime). How do > > > I get rid of the spot it formed there ? > > > > Holding the slide about a half inch above a candle flame will > > fix that offensive water spot for good. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: saving slides with water drops on them.
I am sure you have a fix for world's hunger and peace problem too ;) On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 06:23:08PM -0700, Bill D. Casselberry wrote: > Nitin wrote: > > > An offending water droplet landed right on my slide today (thankfully > > only a shot of architecture here so can take it again sometime). How do > > I get rid of the spot it formed there ? > > Holding the slide about a half inch above a candle flame will > fix that offensive water spot for good. > > > - > Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast > > http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Cut and sleeved slides and scanning film strips (was: saving slides with water drops on them)
Another slide question :) If by mistake one gets a fingerprint on a slide (havent done that yet but i do it to prints all the time) is there any better way to "clean" it than wiping with a soft microfiber cloth ? thanks, nitin On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 09:22:47PM -0400, Christian Skofteland wrote: > I just "discovered" that cut and sleeved slides are a much better option for > scanning. I've had major dust issues and with no slide mounts it makes it > easier to clean the strip before it goes in the scanner. I also think that > the film strip is flatter and gets a better scan. > > I use an HP photosmart scsi scanner. It's old and honestly I don't know > what model it is (I think S20 but the scanner software says S10/S20). It > gives me many options as far as film, transparency, or print format is > concerned. The past few days it has been handling "color slide strips" at > 2400dpi beautifully. > > I hope this answers your question about "teaching" your scanner. > > Christian Skofteland > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > - Original Message - > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Cut and sleeved is one option. I learned to crop a wee bit loose > > to make up for the cutoff from slide mounts and printers. I > > think if you are scanning them, cut and sleeved might be better. > > It would be intersting to know what a good slide mount's window > > size is. > > > > As an aside question, can the HP S10 be taught to scan reversal > > film strips correctly? > > > > William Robb > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: saving slides with water drops on them.
Nitin wrote: > An offending water droplet landed right on my slide today (thankfully > only a shot of architecture here so can take it again sometime). How do > I get rid of the spot it formed there ? Holding the slide about a half inch above a candle flame will fix that offensive water spot for good. - Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Cut and sleeved slides and scanning film strips (was: saving slides with water drops on them)
I just "discovered" that cut and sleeved slides are a much better option for scanning. I've had major dust issues and with no slide mounts it makes it easier to clean the strip before it goes in the scanner. I also think that the film strip is flatter and gets a better scan. I use an HP photosmart scsi scanner. It's old and honestly I don't know what model it is (I think S20 but the scanner software says S10/S20). It gives me many options as far as film, transparency, or print format is concerned. The past few days it has been handling "color slide strips" at 2400dpi beautifully. I hope this answers your question about "teaching" your scanner. Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cut and sleeved is one option. I learned to crop a wee bit loose > to make up for the cutoff from slide mounts and printers. I > think if you are scanning them, cut and sleeved might be better. > It would be intersting to know what a good slide mount's window > size is. > > As an aside question, can the HP S10 be taught to scan reversal > film strips correctly? > > William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: saving slides with water drops on them.
On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 06:50:40PM -0600, William Robb wrote: > > > > An offending water droplet landed right on my slide today > (thankfully > > only a shot of architecture here so can take it again > sometime). How do > > I get rid of the spot it formed there ? > > It is there forever. Nothing will remove it. yikes! I will be more careful with my slides in future :) > > > > What about those that do their own mounting ? Or should I > start just > > getting them cut and sleeved ? > > Cut and sleeved is one option. I learned to crop a wee bit loose > to make up for the cutoff from slide mounts and printers. I > think if you are scanning them, cut and sleeved might be better. > It would be intersting to know what a good slide mount's window > size is. for the present I do scan them. I do intend to get myself a slide projector sometime in future so will need mounted slides then. How easy (and more importantly clean) is it to mount the slides yourself ? > > As an aside question, can the HP S10 be taught to scan reversal > film strips correctly? > you reminded me of this page: http://www.virtualtraveller.org/epson2450.htm which i had found when someone (david?) recommended the above scanner to jco. This talks about getting good scans from xp2 by treating it as color slide. I wonder if something similar can be done to the scanner you mention ? This is just a wild theory tho. I dont even know what the HP S10 looks like :) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: saving slides with water drops on them.
- Original Message - From: Nitin Garg Subject: saving slides with water drops on them. > Hi, > > An offending water droplet landed right on my slide today (thankfully > only a shot of architecture here so can take it again sometime). How do > I get rid of the spot it formed there ? It is there forever. Nothing will remove it. > > I also noticed the slide mounting eats away into a portion of the > shot all around. Is this standard or are there places that dont do this ? I am pretty sure that is normal. The only time I see the edge of a slide is if the good people as Kodachrome mismount it. > What about those that do their own mounting ? Or should I start just > getting them cut and sleeved ? Cut and sleeved is one option. I learned to crop a wee bit loose to make up for the cutoff from slide mounts and printers. I think if you are scanning them, cut and sleeved might be better. It would be intersting to know what a good slide mount's window size is. As an aside question, can the HP S10 be taught to scan reversal film strips correctly? William Robb > > thanks, > nitin > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
saving slides with water drops on them.
Hi, An offending water droplet landed right on my slide today (thankfully only a shot of architecture here so can take it again sometime). How do I get rid of the spot it formed there ? I also noticed the slide mounting eats away into a portion of the shot all around. Is this standard or are there places that dont do this ? What about those that do their own mounting ? Or should I start just getting them cut and sleeved ? thanks, nitin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
