[filmscanners] Re: CS 5000 ED vs. Minolta ???

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The slides I mount myself I put in Gepe, but the photo labs see
differently.

The CCFT is quite bright, though you need to throw in the filter factor
(matrix over the CCD). If the DOF is sufficient, the edges should be
sharp, or am I missing something?

wbgilloolyjr@charter.net wrote:

>The truth is you shouldn't be trying to scan slides in their original
>cardboard mounts.  They should be either remounted in glass or a high
>quality glassless mount (Wess or Gepe) that will hold the film flat.
>
>No amount of autofocusing is ever going to bring the center and the
>edges into optimal focus if the film isn't flat.
>
>If the lights on these scanners were brighter, the lens could use a
>smaller aperture which would help, but that's the realm of professional
>scanners.
>
>Mr. Bill
>
>

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