12-05-2006, 03:49 PM
[quote ka jowct]Scanning slides and negative isn't a big thing. Even my simple mind scans them on my Alfa scanner with very good results. Maybe not as good as sending out but it doesn't envolve anymore learning curve than scanning a piece of paper.
No offense, Sam, but there is a (good) reason that people get drum scans or use dedicated film scanners. It IS a big thing, if you care about quality.
I wish it were as simple as throwing some slides into a flatbed and pressing a button. It's certainly not like scanning a piece of paper.
Indeed. My ancient Minolta Dimage produces TIFF files of roughy 28 megabytes. Then, the color needs to adjusted, scratches and dust that didn't get removed by ICE, any other retouching, ...
Next, comes the printing (or burning or ...)
At this level, photography is an art form. If the Mom is of that mindset (like AlphaDog), then she'll get the same pleasure out of the finished result. If Mom just wants prints of the kids when they were young because she never drags out the slide projector ...
No offense, Sam, but there is a (good) reason that people get drum scans or use dedicated film scanners. It IS a big thing, if you care about quality.
I wish it were as simple as throwing some slides into a flatbed and pressing a button. It's certainly not like scanning a piece of paper.
Indeed. My ancient Minolta Dimage produces TIFF files of roughy 28 megabytes. Then, the color needs to adjusted, scratches and dust that didn't get removed by ICE, any other retouching, ...
Next, comes the printing (or burning or ...)
At this level, photography is an art form. If the Mom is of that mindset (like AlphaDog), then she'll get the same pleasure out of the finished result. If Mom just wants prints of the kids when they were young because she never drags out the slide projector ...