I have a lot of slides, which I'd like to have scanned for easier viewing.
For that reason I have my slides scanned in various ways.
1. Professional Service, Slide Scanner Nikon Coolscan 5000 |
2. Slide Scanner Nikon Coolscan 2 |
3. Epson Flatbed scanner |
4. Photographing the slide from the screen using a slide projector |
1. | Nikon Coolscan 5000 |
2. | Nikon Coolscan 2 |
3. | Epson Flatbed with slide mount |
4. | Nikon D40x, 50mm 1.8 / Leica Pradovit 300 |
I used the following two slides for my test:
The red squares define the area for the test-extracts.
Nbr | Result | Settings | Time to capture a picture | Price |
1. | Springbok | Giraf | 4000dpi, 3520x5266, 1 way scan | ~1 minute | CHF 0.6/picture |
2. | Springbok | Giraf | 2700dpi, 2356x3528, 16 way scan | ~5 minutes | |
3. | Springbok | Giraf | 4000dpi, 3425x5172 | ~1 minute | |
4. | Springbok | Giraf | 10Mpx | ~1 second |