Another slide question :) If by mistake one gets a fingerprint on a slide (havent done that yet but i do it to prints all the time) is there any better way to "clean" it than wiping with a soft microfiber cloth ?
thanks, nitin On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 09:22:47PM -0400, Christian Skofteland wrote: > I just "discovered" that cut and sleeved slides are a much better option for > scanning. I've had major dust issues and with no slide mounts it makes it > easier to clean the strip before it goes in the scanner. I also think that > the film strip is flatter and gets a better scan. > > I use an HP photosmart scsi scanner. It's old and honestly I don't know > what model it is (I think S20 but the scanner software says S10/S20). It > gives me many options as far as film, transparency, or print format is > concerned. The past few days it has been handling "color slide strips" at > 2400dpi beautifully. > > I hope this answers your question about "teaching" your scanner. > > Christian Skofteland > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Cut and sleeved is one option. I learned to crop a wee bit loose > > to make up for the cutoff from slide mounts and printers. I > > think if you are scanning them, cut and sleeved might be better. > > It would be intersting to know what a good slide mount's window > > size is. > > > > As an aside question, can the HP S10 be taught to scan reversal > > film strips correctly? > > > > William Robb > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
