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Subject: [Leica] EQUIPMENT QUESTION
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri Jun 8 13:50:51 2007
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Daniel,

Thanks for the link.  I have bookmarked it and will spend some time with it.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlr@dlridings.se>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] EQUIPMENT QUESTION


> Jim, you will find some good tutorials here:
>
> http://www.scantips.com/
>
> Daniel
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Sonny,
>>
>> Thanks for the scanning tip.  I have a scanner coming and will be 
>> starting from scratch on scanning negatives. I have used an old flatbed 
>> for scanning prints.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr@gmail.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 2:24 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] EQUIPMENT QUESTION
>>
>>
>>> I think it is best to use a seperate scanner for negs, but might I 
>>> suggest
>>> something?
>>>
>>> If the scanner is too slow, then it is probably making the conversion to
>>> positive during the scan.
>>>
>>> Try scanning the negative as a positive, then inverting it in Photoshop. 
>>> If
>>> your eye is good, you can even adjust the image as a negative before you
>>> invert it to positve.  It makes the scan MUCH faster.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Sonny
>>> http://www.sonc.com
>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>>> USA
>>>
>>> On 6/8/07, Victor Rubin <vroger@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi All:
>>>> I am wondering about a very compact scanner for negitives only. I find 
>>>> my
>>>> general scanner with the "negative carrier" to bulky and slow. I would
>>>> like
>>>> to shoot some more film and scan my negatives myself. I have seen 
>>>> little
>>>> box-like scanners advertised. Anyone have any experience witrh these?
>>>> vroger
>>>>
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In reply to: Message from vroger at gmail.com (Victor Rubin) ([Leica] EQUIPMENT QUESTION)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] EQUIPMENT QUESTION)
Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] EQUIPMENT QUESTION)
Message from dlr at dlridings.se (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] EQUIPMENT QUESTION)