Slide scanning questions

"Michael A. Covington" wrote in message
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"Mark M" wrote in message
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Seems to me 6 hours isn't all too bad after all!


That's about what I've concluded, because on each slide, I can do about 1
minute of scanning and 1 minute of image processing (my way), and save it
with a suitable name. That works out to 2 minutes per slide (or more)...
a
fairly lengthy project... but high quality.

Slide scanning is indeed a pain in the rear, but it's the only way to
maintain control of film images, as you say. I have a Nikon scanner and
have gotten a lot of great use out it, but there's no denying that it's a
pain...

"Michael A. Covington" wrote in message
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"Mark M" wrote in message
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Seems to me 6 hours isn't all too bad after all!


That's about what I've concluded, because on each slide, I can do about 1
minute of scanning and 1 minute of image processing (my way), and save it
with a suitable name. That works out to 2 minutes per slide (or more)...
a
fairly lengthy project... but high quality.

Slide scanning is indeed a pain in the rear, but it's the only way to
maintain control of film images, as you say. I have a Nikon scanner and
have gotten a lot of great use out it, but there's no denying that it's a
pain...

Can anyone tell me if the Coolscan III would work with a Dell Inspiron
Laptop?
Thanks!



"Michael A. Covington" wrote in message
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I have a substantial number (240) of slides from 30 years ago that I need
to scan.

I have a Coolscan III, which produces beautiful scans but takes 1 minute
per slide. I figure I can average 40 slides per hour scanned, processed,
and saved with meaningful names. That means it's a 6-hour project.

I also have the slide copying adapter for my Coolpix 990, but have not
been satisfied with the quality.

My questions:

(1) Can someone recommend a commercial slide scanning service that can
accept slides in Carousel trays and return them to me in the same trays
(in the same positions)?

(2) Are newer slide scanners faster? Something equal to the Coolscan III
in quality but 3 times faster would be very welcome.

BTW, these are relatively casual snapshots and 900 dpi scans are
sufficient. I'm more concerned about exposure metering and automatic dust
and spot removal. Automatic compensation for fading cyan dyes (E-4) would
be very welcome.

Many thanks!


--
Clear skies,

Michael A. Covington
Author, Astrophotography for the Amateur
www.covingtoninnovations.com/astromenu.html

Can anyone tell me if the Coolscan III would work with a Dell Inspiron
Laptop?
Thanks!



"Michael A. Covington" wrote in message
...
I have a substantial number (240) of slides from 30 years ago that I need
to scan.

I have a Coolscan III, which produces beautiful scans but takes 1 minute
per slide. I figure I can average 40 slides per hour scanned, processed,
and saved with meaningful names. That means it's a 6-hour project.

I also have the slide copying adapter for my Coolpix 990, but have not
been satisfied with the quality.

My questions:

(1) Can someone recommend a commercial slide scanning service that can
accept slides in Carousel trays and return them to me in the same trays
(in the same positions)?

(2) Are newer slide scanners faster? Something equal to the Coolscan III
in quality but 3 times faster would be very welcome.

BTW, these are relatively casual snapshots and 900 dpi scans are
sufficient. I'm more concerned about exposure metering and automatic dust
and spot removal. Automatic compensation for fading cyan dyes (E-4) would
be very welcome.

Many thanks!


--
Clear skies,

Michael A. Covington
Author, Astrophotography for the Amateur
www.covingtoninnovations.com/astromenu.html

Can anyone tell me if the Coolscan III would work with a Dell Inspiron
Laptop?
Thanks!



"Michael A. Covington" wrote in message
...
I have a substantial number (240) of slides from 30 years ago that I need
to scan.

I have a Coolscan III, which produces beautiful scans but takes 1 minute
per slide. I figure I can average 40 slides per hour scanned, processed,
and saved with meaningful names. That means it's a 6-hour project.

I also have the slide copying adapter for my Coolpix 990, but have not
been satisfied with the quality.

My questions:

(1) Can someone recommend a commercial slide scanning service that can
accept slides in Carousel trays and return them to me in the same trays
(in the same positions)?

(2) Are newer slide scanners faster? Something equal to the Coolscan III
in quality but 3 times faster would be very welcome.

BTW, these are relatively casual snapshots and 900 dpi scans are
sufficient. I'm more concerned about exposure metering and automatic dust
and spot removal. Automatic compensation for fading cyan dyes (E-4) would
be very welcome.

Many thanks!


--
Clear skies,

Michael A. Covington
Author, Astrophotography for the Amateur
www.covingtoninnovations.com/astromenu.html

If you are only scanning at 900 dpi and you think that is "high quality" you
are wasting your 6 hours.

"Larz F. Kremer" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me if the Coolscan III would work with a Dell Inspiron
Laptop?
Thanks!

It requires a SCSI interface. Do they make PCMCIA SCSI cards? I think so.

"Larz F. Kremer" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me if the Coolscan III would work with a Dell Inspiron
Laptop?
Thanks!

It requires a SCSI interface. Do they make PCMCIA SCSI cards? I think so.

"Michael A. Covington" wrote in message
...

"Larz F. Kremer" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me if the Coolscan III would work with a Dell Inspiron
Laptop?
Thanks!

It requires a SCSI interface. Do they make PCMCIA SCSI cards? I think
so.

Yes.

"Michael A. Covington" wrote in message
...

"Larz F. Kremer" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me if the Coolscan III would work with a Dell Inspiron
Laptop?
Thanks!

It requires a SCSI interface. Do they make PCMCIA SCSI cards? I think
so.

Yes.