On 2/3/06, Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Microtek made the scanners for Polaroid. Microtek always sold the
> equivalent scanner marketed by Polaroid except for the SS120 was
> exclusive to Polaroid.. When Polaroid failed, Microtek started
> selling a rebadged SS120. So, I think you are safe in assuming the
> Microtek is similar to the Polaroid especially with the cold cathode
> light source. Probably identical.
>
> I had never had the opportunity till recently to try my old SS120
> with Kodachrome. It did a super job on it. Accurate representation of
> the Kodachrome color, nearly grainless, sharp, and able to recover an
> amazing amount of blown out detail on a white hat on the slide.
> Vuescan had a generic transparency setting and a Kodachrome setting
> which did the job. I never liked Kodachrome much for projection
> because I did not like the color, but I wish now that I had used more
> because it sure scans better than any other slide film I have used
> except maybe for Provia F.
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
Ditto the Polaroid SS4000. Kodachrome rocks on it.
Joel W.
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