[filmscanners] Re: Scanning old Lantern Slides

["Richard" <soho@eircom.net>]

> Hello,
> 
> I have taken on a project to scan 50 old lantern slides from a Mt McKinley
> expedition in 1910. This is a not for profit organization I am going to be
> working for and they don't have ton's of cash to spend on a scanner. With
> that said can anyone recommend a decent flatbed scanner for scanning these
> images. From looking at them I can say the most important feature would be
> excellent highlight detail since a lot of shots have snow and bright sky.
> The images will eventually end up being output to film also.

Have you looked at the Epson 2450. It probably doesn¹t have the dmax you
require but for the price its an excellent scanner for slides up to 5x4.

How big is a Lantern slide?

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Regards

Richard

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