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Subject: Re: [OM] OM System Slide Copier
From: Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 17:07:36 -0500
This may be of some interest to you:

http://www.prime-junta.net/pont/Reviews/045_Leica_CL/_Leica_CL-The_Volkskamera.html

Skip the CL information, and scroll down to his suggestions for digitizing
film.

RB



On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

> Try dusting a slide with a Swiffer duster or even a pair of them.  Use
> one (changed frequently) to pick up the majority of the dust and the
> second to do a final sweep for the fine stuff.  Even with ICE or FARE it
> pays to get the film clean.  They both work like the PS patch tool which
> has to "invent" image data to fill in the spot where the dust and other
> defects were.  Image quality will suffer if the patching has to fill big
> holes or lots and lots of small ones.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 12/2/2010 12:11 PM, jjohnso4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Hi Moose, thanks for the detailed reply - you've given me several
> > things to think about.
> >
> > As to the costs - I've got what I need, except for the slide copier,
> > if I use a 1.8/50 lens.  I can pick up the copier for around $25 but
> > the 4/80 lens is considerably more than what I want to invest.  I
> > used the 50mm with the OM bellows about 35 years ago for some casual
> > macro work and thought the results were acceptable.  But, that wasn't
> > flat copy work so photographing slides could well be a different
> > matter.
> >
> > Dust is a concern.  My slide film was processed by a Pro lab and the
> > slides were delivered almost dust free.  They remained that way up
> > until six years ago when we were moving to a new house.  Mitchelle
> > and I were carrying the slide cabinet through the utility room when
> > our grip slipped, the cabinet tilted, the drawers slid open and we
> > dumped the slides out into the floor where a chest type freezer had
> > been sitting for the last 25 years.  I said "had been sitting"
> > because the movers had just removed the freezer and we hadn't cleaned
> > up the floor at that point so there were quite a few dust bunnies (to
> > say the least) where the slides landed.  Anyway, the slides are far
> > from dust free at this point.  Based on my experience with product
> > photography I would expect that dust would be even more of a problem
> > with the slide copier than it is with my SS4000.  I also have an
> > Epson 2450 scanner that will handle slides and transparencies but it,
> > like the SS4000, doesn't have the IR chann el.  If I was going to
> > shoot a lot more film I'd probably purchase one of the Nikon 9000
> > scanners but right now that doesn't look to be a good investment.
> >
> > So, thanks again for your input.  I'm now leaning toward continuing
> > with the SS4000.  I can just do a minimal amount of cleaning before
> > the proof scan and later do a more thorough job on the ones where I
> > decide to make a full res scan.
> >
> > Cya, Johnny ------------------ Johnny Johnson Cleveland, GA
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