P3D scanned slide

[Eugene Mitofsky <LizMitofsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I did it - sort of.  I have a inexpensive scanner but it does go up to 1200
dpi (Avec E330).  The company sold a slide scanner attachment for $130
which is more than I paid for the scanner new.  There attachment has a
built in light and is powered by AC.  This got me thinking...
So...I went to Walgreens and bought a minature floursent hand light (about
6" long) that is battery operated (2 AA) and cost about $7.  I put it
inside a paper box and cut a hole on the bottom to match the stereo mount. 
I scanned the slide at 600 dpi and it isn't too bad.  I had to adjust the
levels with photoshop.  I think a little more backlight and it would be
sharper.  I just started experimenting.  The scan is small but when I
copied and pasted into pagemaker, I was able to enlarge the photo without
too much distortion.  
This is just a beginning but the cool back light seems to be the right
direction for not much $$.  
I just wanted to put out the idea and have others try in a similar manner.
Keep me (us) posted
Gene Mitofsky


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