Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/10

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Subject: [Leica] Slide Scanner vs Slide Duplicator
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)
Date: Sat Nov 10 20:39:32 2007

Tina Manley <images@comporium.net> wrote:

>I've been experimenting with using a Beseler Slide Duplicator and the 
>Canon 5D instead of a Nikon LS5000 Slide Scanner for both B&W and 
>Kodachrome slides.

>
>Scanner:  http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/88718456
>
>Duplicator:  http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/88746181
>
>I can tell a big difference in the full-sized tiffs.  They are both 
>sharper and less contrasty - which is something I haven't been able 
>to achieve with the scanned slides.
>
>Can you see any difference at all in the web jpegs?
>

It looks like the duplicator .jpg has blown highlights where the scanner 
highlights have some detail.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

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