Re: Hoo Ha - OT - Lost Treasure Found, And More

"Swingman" <kac@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Charles Self" wrote in message
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>> "Swingman" wrote in message
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>> > Color me obtuse, but I have a similar HP can-opener and I am still
> trying
>> > to
>> > visualize putting one or more of these small, cardboard framed slides
>> > on
>> > the
>> > scanning bed and coming out with a usable sized picture/jpg that would
> be
>> > high enough resolution to view/print?
>> >
>> > It could be because I have never attempted doing it, but what am I
>> > missing?
>> >
>>
>> There is a light above the scanning bed, too, and the slides fit into a
>> frame that positions them properly, but there is still NO way to adjust
> for
>> possible film warp over the years until you get to a film scanner.
>
> Finally, some useful information!
>
> Although I have never tried it, I couldn't imagine that simply laying 35mm
> slides on the type of flatbed scanner under discussion would be the
> complete
> process to obtain something useful.
>
> I was aware that there were "services" that would do this for a fee, but
> that fee has always appeared a bit steep for what I wanted to do ...
> starting to think it may be actually be a bargain.
>
> Thanks for the insight.
>
Glad it helped. It is costly to hire it done. In fact, at today's prices, if
you have some spare time and loose change, you can do it yourself at a far
lower cost, even if you have to buy a new scanner. But, as I noted, I am
interested in trying the cheap front lens element digital copiers to see how
they do. My basic problem is having to wait for cash flow in to equal lens
buying cash flow out. I have been a wee bit over-enthusiastic about buying
lenses for the Pentax in the past six weeks or so (not a lens a week, but
four in that period).


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