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

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Subject: [Leica] Slide Scanner vs Slide Duplicator
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Sun Nov 11 07:49:01 2007
References: <200711110317.AFS98831@rg4.comporium.net>

Hi Tina,
Not much difference sharpness wise, but huge difference in color on  
the web jpegs.
I just bought a Honeywell Repronar that I'll start experimenting with  
once I get it working again.
I'm really curious to see how it performs.
Thanks for showing,
Philippe



Op 11-nov-07, om 04:18 heeft Tina Manley het volgende geschreven:

> PESO:
>
> 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.  I still prefer the scanner for other films  
> but for grainy, contrasty films that you can't use Digital ICE  
> with, the slide duplicator seems to do a better job.  I know you  
> can't really tell anything from a web-sized photo (at least I  
> can't!)  but here are the comparisons for one photo:
>
> 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?
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley
> ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI
> http://www.tinamanley.com
>
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