Re: Scanning in a slide

I suspect that they don't produce a quality result from 35mm slides.
The image is so small that the optics aren't really calibrated/designed
to deal accurately with that small an image.

Real 35 mm scanners are much higher res than the 300 or 600 dpi
that a normal flatbed works at. Your UMAX sounds like it may be
a better quality unit (1200 dpi?) so it may have a better chance.

I think 4800 dpi is more like what a proper 35mm slide scanner works at.

Peter.

At 00:15 9/01/99 -0600, carlab(at)execpc.com typed frantically:
>I have a UMAX Astra 1200S Scanner and wonder if anyone has used the
>Transparency adapter for it?  
>
>I've been waffling about getting the adapter for it vs. purchasing the
>Microtek ScanMaker X6EL which is bundled with a 35mm adapter.  Both are
>SCSI, legal size scanners with an optical resolution of 600 x 1200 dpi. 
>
>

Peter Williams
hendauto(at)ne.com.au

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