Re: [pinhole-discussion] What is the best scanner?

2003-07-23 Thread Traci Bunkers
Yes, but the guides don't always work--like with 35mm pinhole pictures where the image extends into the sprocket holes and you want to scan the whole thing. Or when running 35mm film through a medium format camera (same issue with sprocket holes). In both those instances, I tried putting the film

Re: [pinhole-discussion] What is the best scanner?

2003-07-23 Thread George L Smyth
Well, I would simply use the guides - why not? You can automate things so that, by using the guides, it will recognize the images and offer them to you already selected. This allows you to scan them in batches, which I did with a few rolls of slides I took in Spain. The results were

Re: [pinhole-discussion] What is the best scanner?

2003-07-23 Thread Stewart C . Russell
Traci Bunkers wrote: I also have the Epson 2450 Sometimes the software seems kind of slow Try VueScan from Hamrick Software -- http://www.hamrick.com -- it's extremely good. The Epson USB1 scanners can be a bit slow on large, high resolution images. Stewart

Re: [pinhole-discussion] What is the best scanner?

2003-07-23 Thread Traci Bunkers
DAlfrey, When I put my negs on the scanner bed without using the guides, I get those circles from the negs touching the glass. Does that happen to you? I'm not familiar with 55 negs, so maybe it doesn't happen with those. -- Traci Bunkers Bonkers Handmade Originals http://www.bonkersfiber.com