Scott, I'm with you here, despite what others may say. I've tried scanning services, every conceivable variation on settings on my scanner, other high end scanners, nothing. Kodachrome is at this point not scannable to my satisfaction. I do not have this problem however with other film types, esp negatives.
On 8/24/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > On Aug 23, 2007, at 12:33 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: > > > > > >>> I'm grouchy, and stubbornly opinionated, but still young. > >>> And of course, long live film, especially Kodachrome. > >>> > >> When/if you get a scanner and figure out how to scan Kodachrome, would > >> please, please let me know? Thanks. > >> > > > > What's your problem with scanning Kodachrome, Scott? > > > > - Turn on Nikon LS-40 > > - Turn off IR scratch and dust removal > > - Set up the rest of the parameters > > - Scan > > > > http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW2/02.htm > > > > Godfrey > > > > > This has been tossed around before once or twice. Both Tom Reese and I > have encountered problems scanning slides with lots of contrast. I > originally thought it was because I was using a flatbed with film > carriers, but Tom's using a dedicated film scanner and having similar > issues. I think he has a KM, but I'm not sure. > > Slides in general have been difficult. Getting the scan to look like > the slide is next to impossible. Canon's scanning software is the > worst. I tried vuescan, and that helped a little, but didn't solve the > problem. The parameters, as you called them, are certainly a big part > of my difficulties. Colors are off and contrast is bad. Kodachrome is > proving harder to scan than any E-6 film I've tried. If I can convince > myself to open the wallet for one I may get a Kodachrome calibration target. > > So to recap: > > Turn on Nikon LS-40 > > Turn off IR scratch and dust removal > > ? > Profit! > > Something like that? > > BTW, that's a really pretty photograph. I like it. > > -- > Scott Loveless > http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
