Imaging Work

Quoted text begins.RE: ". . . rent a slide scanner . . . clean them first?"
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Hi Richard,

I don't know how much it would cost to rent a slide scanner, but I
bought a brand new one several years ago for less than $100, like this
one:
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=F1800I&cm_ven=Froogle&cm_cat=Shopping&cm_ite=total

But if you are looking for a dual-purpose machine some flatbed scanners
come with a holder for scanning slides or film -- I use one at school
that is an HP brand.

How many slides you going to scan?

And I wouldn't count on them cleaning the slides first, or if they do I
imagine they will charge you extra. If you do it yourself I'd use a
soft artist's watercolor brush (like a nice #16 $$$ sable <g >), and
with a dry brush lightly sweep off the dust before scanning. And
seriously - the brush needs to be a very-fine, very-soft brush or you
run the risk of scratching the emulsion.

If that doesn't get the film clean enough you would have to unmount the
slide, rinse the film frame in a soution of distilled water/film cleaner
(from the local photo shop), clean gently with lint-free wipes (also
from the local photo shop), and then hang the film from the edge with a
clip and allow to dry in a dust free cupboard, and when dry the film re-
mount film in a new slide mount.

Good scanning to you,
Don

http://www.dondougan.com