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Offline Russell Judge

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Slide/transparency Scanner
« on: March 26, 2015, 09:07:22 AM »
I have quite a few slides that I would like to upload as some are of old 1960s & 70s shipping.
However my efforts to scan have been poor.
First I bought a stand alone scanner - Useless
Then I bought an HP 5470c flat bed scanner with slide holder - better but still not up to shipspottings standards for uploading.
The slides look fine when viewed through a projector.
Can anyone suggest an alternative I could buy on ebay? I seem to remember an Epson scanner being recommended. As the number of slides is finite, I would not want to buy a new or expensive one for maybe 200-300 slides (not all ships)
Anyone lend me/hire me one? I am willing to collect give deposit.
Any help most appreciated.

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Re: Slide/transparency Scanner
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2015, 02:12:29 PM »
I've just used a Veho scanner to copy over 30,000 slides. It worked well. However scanned slides will never look as good as the originals projected onto a screen. Unless the original slides was tip-top they will probably not meet Shipspotting standards.

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Re: Slide/transparency Scanner
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2015, 02:54:17 PM »
the one I bought from Lidl's certainly would't meet standards, the slides looked good on screen but did not scan well enough for shipspotting photographs.
« Last Edit: March 26, 2015, 03:44:50 PM by B.Clark »

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Re: Slide/transparency Scanner
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2015, 07:29:23 PM »
I lent a friends Nikon LS4000 and along with the software Vuescan did a pretty good job, even if the slide had a lot of dirt and mould on them, then finished with Photoshop or IrfanView. Most of my photos of older ships have been done this way. The Nikon machine is however quite pricey.

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Re: Slide/transparency Scanner
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2015, 07:32:01 PM »
Sorry should have been borrowed.
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Re: Slide/transparency Scanner
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2015, 01:40:13 AM »
HI Russell

I use an EPSON 4870 , since superseded by the V700

These are excellent scanners and you should have no problems.

However remember this is a two part process, scanning is the first , then you have to use photoshop or similar to clean up the marks, scratches and crop and straighten the image.

Slides are tedious to work with but the result usually justifies the result.

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Re: Slide/transparency Scanner
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2015, 08:56:08 AM »
I have sent an email as I have an Epson dgital photo scanner. As I have no reply can you confirm your requirement still exists and email is correct address.

 

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