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Subject: [Leica] [OT] Scanning Kodachrome help
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:27:32 -0800
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On Jan 12, 2010, at 7:18 AM, Spencer Cheng wrote:

> Gents, 
> 
> I was hoping for a few tips on how to scan difficult Kodachrome, not for 
> so many of you to spend so much of your time tinkering with the image.
> 

> I will have to learn PS one of these days. I like to do a little as 
> possible to my images out of laziness.

those are two statements that seem at first glance,    at odds...

unless what you are going to learn, is what not to do...


:-)

Steve

>  Geoff, both Vuescan and Silverfast scan this slide in similar fashion. I 
> will try to twiddle some more setting. 
> 
> Mark, the snow is not the only problem. The rock wall in the background 
> should be brown/black. A lot of the subtle gradation in the snow and the 
> rocks got lost.
> 
> Pasvorn, the contrast seems to be really cranked up in your version. Is 
> that because of the layering?
> 
> Alastair, the Kodachrome is only about 8 years old and kept in a dark 
> closet so it shouldn't have shifted.
> 
> Phillip's version comes closest. I went back to the original and rescanned 
> using Silverfast with magenta tuned down a lot. 
> 
> [I am somewhat surprised at the mess an (IT8) calibrated scanner made of 
> this Kodachrome slide which should not be that difficult to scan. The 
> dynamic range is not incredible unlike some of the other slides I have 
> (again in the Rockies, cloudless day at 2000+M, deep, deep blue sky, 
> bright sun) that I am having problems with.]
> 
> This scan is much closer to the original. The rock wall is still a bit off 
> but at least the snow and water is about right. Thanks for all your help.
> 
> <http://www.aotera.org/tmp/ice2.jpg>
> 
> [Now I just to get rid of some of that dust.. :( Digital definitely has 
> some advantages.]
> 
> Regards,
> Spencer
> 
> 
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