Re: filmscanners: Scanning Kodachromes with LS30

[derek_c@cix.co.uk (Derek Clarke)]

Are you sure the image size isn't 28x28mm?

Those slides sound like 126 (the original Instamatic format) to me.

EdHamrick@aol.com () wrote:

> In a message dated 7/26/2001 2:21:09 AM EST, roberts@bigpond.com writes:
> 
> > I am using VueScan 7.1.7 on a PC with an LS30. What is the generally
> >  accepted best method for scanning these? Is use of the infrared 
> > channel
> >  out? If it is better to use Nikon Scan 3.1 on these I can. 
> 
> VueScan's infrared dust removal works fine with Kodachrome.  It's
> the ICE algorithm that doesn't work with Kodachrome.
> 
> >  Many of the slides are badly faded, quite dirty (fingerprints, dust) 
> > and
> >  all of them are of an unknown size (to me). They are a square image
> >  measuring about 22mm on a side. This pretty much buggers me for 
> > scanning
> >  the whole image but the owner of the slides (family!) don't mind if I
> >  forcibly have to crop due to the scanners limitations.
> 
> You might also experiment with the "Filter|Restore colors" option.
> 
> Regards,
> Ed Hamrick
> 
>