Re: scanner for mounted 35mm slides?

Ron G wrote:
> Quickist thing I've found, other than a feeder, is to use extension
> tubes on a digital camera, set to macro mode. Bang, bang, bang, as
quick
> as you can feed them, and it's dirt cheap. On the other hand I don't
> mind feeding one slide at a time into my Epson 2580. Fix em up and
move
> on. About one a minute.
>

How is the quality of scans from the 2580 for slides? Most people seem
to suggest that flat-beds are no good for slides. Did you do any
comparisons on the 2580, say slide vs negative film?

And overall, assuming you have a decent digital camera as well, any
comparison between scanned slides and digi pics?

I am myself planning on Minolta Maxxum 5 (50mm and 70-210mm lens) +
Epson 2580. On a tight budget you see

Thanks,

Siddhartha

I would also like to hear views about the Epson 2580 as I am considering
getting one, in part to do slides but also for other things like pictures.

<losttoy2000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Ron G wrote:
>> Quickist thing I've found, other than a feeder, is to use extension
>> tubes on a digital camera, set to macro mode. Bang, bang, bang, as
> quick
>> as you can feed them, and it's dirt cheap. On the other hand I don't
>> mind feeding one slide at a time into my Epson 2580. Fix em up and
> move
>> on. About one a minute.
>>
>
> How is the quality of scans from the 2580 for slides? Most people seem
> to suggest that flat-beds are no good for slides. Did you do any
> comparisons on the 2580, say slide vs negative film?
>
> And overall, assuming you have a decent digital camera as well, any
> comparison between scanned slides and digi pics?
>
> I am myself planning on Minolta Maxxum 5 (50mm and 70-210mm lens) +
> Epson 2580. On a tight budget you see
>
> Thanks,
>
> Siddhartha
>

The Epson 4870 does agreat job with negatives and slides.It also has digital
ice for both transparancies and prints.It will batch scan 8 mounted slides
or 24 35mm negatives at once!
"Gerry" <gerryleger@canada.com> wrote in message
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> I would also like to hear views about the Epson 2580 as I am considering
> getting one, in part to do slides but also for other things like pictures.
>
> <losttoy2000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:ci4a76$bdh@odah37.prod.google.com...
> > Ron G wrote:
> >> Quickist thing I've found, other than a feeder, is to use extension
> >> tubes on a digital camera, set to macro mode. Bang, bang, bang, as
> > quick
> >> as you can feed them, and it's dirt cheap. On the other hand I don't
> >> mind feeding one slide at a time into my Epson 2580. Fix em up and
> > move
> >> on. About one a minute.
> >>
> >
> > How is the quality of scans from the 2580 for slides? Most people seem
> > to suggest that flat-beds are no good for slides. Did you do any
> > comparisons on the 2580, say slide vs negative film?
> >
> > And overall, assuming you have a decent digital camera as well, any
> > comparison between scanned slides and digi pics?
> >
> > I am myself planning on Minolta Maxxum 5 (50mm and 70-210mm lens) +
> > Epson 2580. On a tight budget you see
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Siddhartha
> >
>
>