P3D Re: Scanners

[fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dr. George A. Themelis)]

>I bought a PhotoSmart scanner last week.  The first thing I scanned 
>was a mounted stereo pair.  I fed the mount into the slide slot, one 
>end at a time.  Worked fine. 

Perhaps you should tell us how are your slides mounted... I have an HP
PhotoSmart scanner too.  The RBT mounts will not fit in the scanner.
Trying to scan cardboard mounted slides presents a problem of alignment.
Since there is play in the feeding slot, the slide can be sucked with
small rotations.  Yes, some rotations can be reduced but alignment will
always be an issue when you feed the same slide one end at a time.

I don't use heat-sealed slides and what I do is open the RBTs and
mount the slide in a 2x2 mount.  The 2x2 mount feeds better because
there is no play.

I have been pleased with the scanner and I use it a lot for the OSPS
newsletter.  I like the fact that it will also scan prints.

George Themelis


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