Re: scanning lantern slides
A flatbed scanner with transparency adapter would do the job.
Re: scanning lantern slides
If you are on a really tight budget, you could look for a used Epson 3200 or 4870 scanner. Get some 1 mm thick pieces of shimming material to raise the corners off the glass.
Doug
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Re: scanning lantern slides
Raise the edges 1mm --??? I'm guessing this is the thickness of the film carrier used on the scanner? Are all film scanners set up to "focus" at 1mm above the plate? If so, the lantern slide cover glass might be close to the correct thickness without shims???:confused:
Re: scanning lantern slides
Lantern slides are usually really contrasty for projection. Presuming you find some suitable way of getting sharp scans, they don't necessarily make great prints, even with digital controls, because the information often just isn't there in the midtones.
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You are quite right about the contrast. And, since some of these were not "professionally" made -- the exposure, development, and overall general care in production was lacking. But, they do have some (local) historical interest. My goal is to preserve the images, and make as good as possible a print as I can -- so that they can be easily viewed by interested persons. Years back, I had a similar project. I copied the slides using a Polaroid MP4 camera. I exposed and developed to end up with the desired contrast. Then did extensive manual retouching and recopying and printing. I'm older now -- not getting paid for the job -- and modern technology has its appeal.
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I just threw mine on my Epson 3200, straight on the glass. I managed to get many acceptable prints. Mind you I had to spend many hours in photoshop with the clone & heal tools. They are so beautiful... And well worth the effort.
Regards, Len
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May as well add to this thread
Just got an eBay Lantern Slide of my ancestors!
Lapp/Sami with their home.
Not a great scan
Sunday I will show it to my Sons of Norway club outdoors with masks on
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c2b8b255_c.jpgSAMI Lantern Slide by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr
Re: scanning lantern slides
I just scanned a bunch of these using my S1R set up with pixel shift. Correct me if I'm wrong but it sure seemed to me like these were dupes from some other original photographic process? Even for an old tech the resolution seemed generally lacking on a number of them.
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Many Lantern slides were mass produced and copied forever
School used them in large auditoriums
I am 70 and dimly remember the horrible shows, yet crappy 35mm slides were used in many schools up to 20 years ago
Then they slowly moved to crappy digital projectors
Now we suffer with 4K TV burning our eyes blind