I have been unhappy with the quality of my
scans from my flatbed, and don't use enough film
to justify the expense for another dedicated film
scanner these days. Controlling the focus seems
to be the issue and unlike my old film scanner,
there is no way to adjust it.
Anyone still use the old slide duplicators to
get old chromes digitized??? Would have to be
much faster, and if I am using my dslr the quality
should be near what I am able to produce with my
digital body. With the custom white balance, a
lot of the old problems with light color temp
disappear.
Anyone try this? Any duplicators that are
especially good and some I should stay away
from?? The super expensive ones don't make any
more sense than a film scanner.
Also anyone use one of the old copy stands with
something like a light box?? Again white balance
isn't the issue it once was as long as it's even,
but very well might need some extension tubes to
allow it to focus closer. I have 28 80 2.8-4.0L
and an 80 200 2.8L and that L glass has to be
better than what you would get in a cheap
duplicator, but may not be optimized for that type
of work. I have enough woodworking skills I could
build a stand, and could use either a small strobe
or make a light box to light the chromes. Light
box would have advantages with exposure, but I
might be able to make a more even light using
strobes.
With Live View, I can work tethered to the
computer and have a 23 inch monitor and have far
better control, but I could do that with either
system.
Thoughts? Comments? Ideas?? Thanks in
advance.
Mark
