Thanks Larry. Too bad Nikon discontinued all the
scanners. And what I hear they wont repair them. I've been watching scanners on
ebay and the prices are astronomical ! I've got about 40k slides to do, guess
I'll not get them done. Keep the Q stuff coming !!
Gordon
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 10:24
AM
Subject: [CBQ] Re: CB&Q photos from
the '60's
Hi
Gordon,
I have a Nikon Coolscan V ED. It incorporates several digital
technologies to improve the quality of the images as they're being scanned,
including dust/scratch removal and restoring color. This has been absolutely
indispensable in my case: the older slides sat in my mom's un-airconditioned
attic in Chicago for several decades (think heat & humidity in the summer
vs freezing temps in the winter, so no further need to elaborate on how
idiotic an oversight THAT was) before I rescued them, and then in a closet for
a couple more. It's a real tribute to Kodak that there are any recognizable
images at all, given the mistreatment.
All the images were then further
processed in Photoshop, some with a very heavy hand because of severe
deterioration. My intent was never to try and reproduce a perfect digital copy
of the original images - I forfeited that a long time ago with my neglect -
but to preserve a bit of history that others could enjoy.
If you like
these pics, I'd also encourage everyone to visit Mel Patrick's Shutterfly
albums here. There
are a multitude of great images there from many different roads, including
additional CB&Q pictures from the same area and era in the album entitled
"Newly Scanned Slides, 1966-1969".
Larry
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CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Gordon Smith <kc2bw@...> wrote:
>
>
Larry, enjoyed your pics. What are you scanning with? Seems to do a pretty
> good job.
>
> Gordon
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