Message-ID: <640a5ab7@news.ausics.net> From: not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) Subject: Re: Dumb Pinter Question Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc References: <9FKdnSx-aYhJ5pz5nZ2dnZfqn_WdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <-MKdnaGEcp-jap75nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@earthlink.com> <17ydnXi6-MG65Zj5nZ2dnZfqnPednZ2d@earthlink.com> <6405822a@news.ausics.net> <6sgjdjx7de.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <6407b5fd@news.ausics.net> <64082685@news.ausics.net> <85ycnQZwKuzisJX5nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@earthlink.com> <64085527@news.ausics.net> <64090ad7@news.ausics.net> User-Agent: tin/2.0.1-20111224 ("Achenvoir") (UNIX) (Linux/2.4.31 (i586)) NNTP-Posting-Host: news.ausics.net Date: 10 Mar 2023 08:16:24 +1000 Organization: Ausics - https://www.ausics.net Lines: 53 X-Complaints: abuse@ausics.net Path: csiph.com!news.bbs.nz!news.ausics.net!not-for-mail Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:37515 The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 08/03/2023 22:23, Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >> Scanning photographic slides (some pre-WWII) is another topic, but >> actually that is one I've struggled with more. Admittedly mainly due >> to impatience again on my part, but trying to get equivalent >> quality to a projected image is a real pain even with a backlit >> scanner. There are dedicated professional film/slide scanners that >> surely make it all much easier, but even second-hand ones have >> four-figure price tags. I've mostly resigned myself to viewing them >> all the old-fashioned way. > > I am using an Epson V600 Photo. Will do up to 2x 120 sided negative film > or 4x35mm at a time. It is better than the slide/negative quality. Actually I've got a relative of that, the Epson V200 Photo. The backlight for slide scanning died a while ago, but that should be fixable. Comparing with a projected image I feel that scratches are much more visible though, it still images some of the film surface, which isn't what you want (I haven't looked into software filters for correcting this though). Again I'm tempted by the option of using a (good) digital camera and backlight (or maybe a projector, telecine-style). But as I vaguely hinted at much of my trouble is impatience. I really want a relaxing snap, next, snap, next, workflow. The Epson is SLOW and it irks me. Then there's the collection on Boer War magic lantern slides that are too big for the backlight in the Epson in the first place. Using a backlight pulled out of an LCD screen instead, the Epson software won't turn off the scanner-side light while scanning a larger area than the slide backlight covers, so it images up much more of the slide's surface. So rigging up a manual control for that light is one of my things to try one day. > It wasn't THAT expensive and it sorta has linux drivers that work well > enough. All the full functionality isn't there, but who needs it anyway? > > http://vps.templar.co.uk/Hughs%20Photos/23%20-%20Lockheed%20Air%20ambulance%20Tobruk%201942.png > > If you click on the image you can see the film grain clearly Nice, but it looks a lot like a print rather than a negative or slide was scanned for that. The scanner on my Brother MFC-7340 laser printer is much, much, faster than the Epson, so I use that for scanning photographic prints like this (yes I'll see your plane and raise you a plane with a camel): https://objectstorage.ap-melbourne-1.oraclecloud.com/n/axqlf7atlxkh/b/attachments/o/lascoter/A_novel_view_by_a_ship_of_the_desert_Bourke_NSW.jpg -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#