I'll emphasize again that, for a restorer, Ctein's book is a must and he
devotes a fair amount of space to scanning old images.
Chuck Norcutt
Walters, Martin wrote:
> Chuck:
> Thanks for the suggestion. I'll probably need all the help I can get!
>
> Martin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 2:40 PM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Flatbed scanner - the decision
>
> Sounds like you made a good choice. Let us know how it gets on with
> your films. I know the prints will be fine. However, you could do much
> worse than to invest a few bucks in "Digital Restoration from Start to
> Finish" by Ctein. Ctein's book will give you lots of good advice on
> scanning and restoring old prints. There is a recent second edition
> available from Amazon for $21.64 and eligible for free shipping (when
> the total order is over $25 worth of eligible items). Recommended.
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Restoration-Start-Finish-Second/dp/024081
> 2085/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281033226&sr=8-1>
>
> Some sellers have the first edition available for about $4 less but
> you'd have to pay shipping on those.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Walters, Martin wrote:
>> Well, I ended up getting the new CanonScan 9000F. Chose it over some
>> of the comparable Epson V models (300, 500, 600) as there was a $50
>> discount at one of the stores here, so only $200 before taxes. It
>> also comes with free PS Elements - v8, to my surprise , so kudos to
>> Can*n for that. As I couldn't upgrade my old PSE, this freebie is
>> potentially worth $70 to me.
>>
>> Installation was easy, and initial tests show the unit warms up in 1-2
>
>> seconds (LED light source) and scans quickly and silently. While I
>> haven't looked in detail, the raw scan of a print seemed to have quite
>
>> good colour and sharpness. Being new to flatbeds, I like the idea that
>
>> it can produce pdf files and be used as a copier (it works seamlessly
>> with my printer) if needs be. Next job is to try it on some old 120
>> negatives and some faded 8.5x11 prints, which was the reason I bought
>> it..
>>
>> Martin
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