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From:Dale Hemenway
Date:22 May 2000 at 01:15:08
Subject:Re: Scanning Colour Slides

Hello Andy

On 21-May-00, Andy Kinsella wrote:

> What about covering yourself and your scanner with a large dark
> blanket and shinning a torch behind your slides. . .
>
> Maybe not :)

This wasn't such a way-out suggestion as I did a few experiments using my
animation lightbox to illuminate the slides on the surface of my scanner -
it very nearly worked you know!

>
> A while back I had the local Jessops shop scan me some 35mm slides and
> put 'em on a zip disk for me. They charged about a quid for each
> slide, which seemed reasonable.

Very useful to know. However, as I intend to scan a few hundred slides it is
obviously going to be cost effective for me to purchase the Epson scanner
and slide hood.

All the best,

Dale.

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