Slide scanning which side down

I've scanned over , slides, negatives, photos. The reason I'm telling you this is because no matter what challenge or frustration you're having, I know exactly what you're going through.

Your free ebook is up for grabs. Just click the button below and start downloading Toggle navigation. You might scan your slides backwards, and the images will be inside out Your scanner may not recognize that you're scanning slides When you learn these quick tips, you'll speed up your scanning time 1. You'll notice that a slide will have two different sides.

One side will be dull and bumpy. If the slide scanner is off, shut down the computer, turn on the scanner, then restart the Mac. The 35mm film needs to be placed into the Nikon film-strip carrier before it can be scanned. Please follow the steps below before putting the film in the scanner.

It is also possible that the scanner focus plane is factory-adjusted for emulsion up or emulsion down, but again, I have not seen an actual difference in practice. Like most things related to home digitalising there is no 'standard' that provides perfect results whether using DSLRs, flatbed or the Plustek type scanners. There are numerous threads related to scanning, but I would be interested to hear if you consider flatbed scanning, particularly the Epson v, as the way forward rather than DSLR digitalising.

This thread prompted me to compare the results on my Coolscan Vuescan's "Edit" setting without any adjustments. Only developed in ColorPerfect. Full image - emulsion up. Full image - emulsion down. About digitizing - there are several here who do that and get great results.

I tried it with my 5D2 and the L macro and was pleased with what I got. But I prefer scanning as a workflow. I found the manual dust and scratch spotting on the digitized files tedious. I would agree, it also appears more contrasty, but then I can hardly tell the difference in sharpness between images taken between a summicron or summilux lens when posted by the good folk on this site Yes, there appears to be a surprising amount of dust in the digitalised image, which I thought would have been less doing it this way rather than on a flatbed.

I am often tempted to bid for a Coolscan V ED, which seem to be the most popular model on ebay, but don't seem to hear about them on this forum. I have a V ED as well and it performs really well. I used mine for almost ten years before going for the more modern which I also wanted to get MF capability.

The one thing I didn't like about the V was that I was never able to get Vuescan to align the frames properly. Towards the end of a 6-frame strip there would be a greater and greater slip which required more manual supervision. And I found the light source a bit harsh. Still, properly operated one can get really amazing results with the V. The LSs and the Minoltas will also give good results.

It's a question of diminishing returns, really, all depending on what one needs and can pay for. The AN glass, which is now facing the light source, will smooth out the light and prevent flare.

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