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Got one a week ago, been playing with it since. Fantastic value for money especially good at scanning colour negatives, normally a stumbling block with amateur scanners, very clean scans with low noise even with 400ASA film stock. Recommended....
I have an Epson Stylus DX8450 multifunction printer and the scanner is awesome! It's a flatbed scanner on top of the printer. Can you scan negatives in a flatbed scanner then or do you need a special type of scanner for it? That one you mentioned is a flatbed scanner.
afaik you need a light box for negatives
i.e. you shine light through the negative and scan what passes , instead of 'at' and scan for the reflection
I think you're right.. But if the backing of the scanner is white, then you might get some results.. Would it work that you scan it, and then just play with the colours in photoshop/fireworks? I might try later if I can find any negatives!
yeah, have ago,
you will get some result, but I'm going to guess that it will be 'hazy'
Basically scan the negatives withe scanner and light box and then invert the colours. Simples.
http://photo.net/canon-eos-digital-camera-forum/005C26
seems you need a lightbox/back light and you have to account for the orange 'tint' with colour Negatives
you could calibrate the scanner, or maybe photoshop out the orange mask.
the lightbox, well it might be fun to try and make one
BUT be very carefull not to use a light source that generates heat !!
Maybe an LED torch diffused through frosted/ground glass
What about putting a mirror face down on top? Should bounce the scanners light back through the negative.
Might end up with weird effects though.
Another Nifty idea there! (see what I did! :D).. But that is a good idea!
forgot to mention, I think you should have only one light source, so you would ned to hack your scanner to scan without its light source.
the mirror, nice idea, but it will just blind the scanner
with standard scanner you are looking at the light which is reflected ( not absorbed ) from the media.
with the negative you are again looking at the light which is not absorbed, BUT you are actually more intersted in what is passed through than what is reflected by the media ( infact the light reflected from the media is no good to you at all ).
so all you are going to get is of combination of the light reflected ( not absorbed ) by the media and some of the light which has passed through from the reflection off the mirror and back though the, media
you are just going to gets lots of Shiny bits with some dark bits and edges are going to be blured.
Have to admit this is a thought experiment, but I would love to see the results of a live one :)
I hadn't really thought about it, just threw it out there for firerat to shoot down in flames :p
someone try it tonight! if you havn't got a mirror use the back of a cd to reflect the light and put the negative under it LOL
how about if you put the negative face down on the flat bed scanner , got a piece of black paper and cut a hole for the negative so its almost like the scanner lid is down, then shine a torch (preferably LED) through the negative and hold the scanner lid open?
THAT WOULD WORK! :getmecoat:
how about if you put the negative face down on the flat bed scanner , got a piece of black paper and cut a hole for the negative so its almost like the scanner lid is down, then shine a torch (preferably LED) through the negative and hold the scanner lid open?
THAT WOULD WORK! :getmecoat:
You would still have to disable the scanner's light somehow.
You would still have to disable the scanner's light somehow.
With a hammer :knock:
I have 6 scanners going spare sitting on a shelf in my office.. I might be tempted to find the least good one and try 'disabling' the bulb... :lol:
I have 6 scanners going spare sitting on a shelf in my office.. I might be tempted to find the least good one and try 'disabling' the bulb... :lol:
Would be easy enough to unscrew the back and snip the bulb wires i reckon :knock: :thumbsup: (post pics!)
ps. so we reckon with no scanner bulb the black paper with neg size hole and flashlight would do it?
I reckon we need some kind of diffusion on the light
Ideally ground/frosted glass but some clear plastic which has been attacked with some nail polish remover ( Acetone ) may do the trick.
but for the life of me I can't remember what plastics will be attacked by acetone
its been nine years since I worked in a lab
edit :
a diffuser from the office striplight would do the trick ;)
Can we integrate a strip light starter bulb thingy into this somewhere for the LOL
Even if its just duck taped onto the scanner for added WOW factor
http://www.servicelighting.com/catpics/misc/44901.jpg
This might be controversial, but instead of trying to Macguyver a negative scanner why not just buy one.
This might be controversial, but instead of trying to Macguyver a negative scanner why not just buy one.
http://www.ilovemeow.com/img/Blasphemer.jpg
This might be controversial, but instead of trying to Macguyver a negative scanner why not just buy one.
we would have never won WW2 with that attitude :spank
So instead of buying new equipment we must make do with what we have?
Sounds like our current policy with regards to Army equipment...
http://s3-llnw-screenshots.wegame.com/10-7551485193482491/7551485193482491_l.jpg
thats what a decade of labour govenment does
fec my uncle was in the falklands and they had it just as bad then m8, went over with summer gear to fight a war in winter? if it wasnt for the sidewinders we would of been toasted in that one.
old clan m8 of mine was killed in afganistan a while back (so i recently found out) to an ied, he knew the risks well before he went over there, trust me he was told about the **** as there was a couple of x squadies in the clan. he still went because he wanted to and thats the thing they dont go and do it for a laugh or because they are made too they do it by choice. not saying i agree with the war, or the way or boys on the ground get treated but they want to do it so be it.
It's the stories about how troops have had to buy their own equipment that annoy me.
24/7/265 media world needs stories to fill the slots.
24/7/265 media world needs stories to fill the slots.
Not when they get 100 days holiday per year... ;) :lol: :lol:
the recent story about the guy who blogged about not having the latest armour and the media suggested this is why he got killed seemed a bit full of spin.
It was confirmed the stuff he was wearing was exactly 100% the same protection as the new stuff. Simply the new stuff is less bulky.
You could argue less bulk would have meant he could move quicker? but quick enough to dodge a bullet?
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edited by me due to my views not really being suited for this forum.
talk about scanners dont get me started on boloctics.
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