[filmscanners] RE: [film scanners] Re: Scanning old Lantern Slides

["Laurie Solomon" <laurie@advancenet.net>]

In the case of lantern slides, it is not how big are they as much as how
thick are they and how good is the emulsion that is painted on the glass in
an unprotected manner.  Remember were are actually talking about small glass
plate positives here sort of like the old glass plate black and white
negatives.  These may also be some issues with respect to scanning through
glass in terms of light dispersion and refraction as well as the capturing
of any flaws and faults in the glass of the lantern slide itself.

-----Original Message-----
From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
[mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 4:53 AM
To: laurie@advancenet.net
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Scanning old Lantern Slides


> 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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