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Trying to copy some old slides
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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 823356" data-attributes="member: 50197"><p>I ran across a box of slides I took back in the day. Most were probably taken on my Pentax ME. I tried my hand at a quick and dirty copy in camera using my flash for light and a double sheet of paper for a diffuser. Not happy with the results. Some if the issues may be the originals aren't that good, OK, that's a given. Some issues may be my method of copying. I believe I need to pay more attention to keeping the slide parallel to the sensor, as well as a better cleaning of the slides. Despite being in a metal slide storage box, they were very dusty. </p><p></p><p>What is your experience with copying old slides, and what did you use. I have a flatbed scanner, but thought copying with a camera would be preferable.</p><p></p><p>I like the subject and composition here. I fear the slide may have degraded somewhat over the years. It was shot on Kodachrome, so it shouldn't have degraded that much. It was taken in the late 70s. I ran it through Topaz and tried to improve the sky. I fear I made it worse.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]409436[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>One of the few slides I have showing the aircraft I was a crewmember on for nearly 2 decades. Obviously, that isn't me sitting on the wing. I'm standing in the overhead hatch taking the picture. Yeah, I got good focus on the leading edge of the wing, and not on my fellow crewmember. Still, I like the image, likely for nostalgia value. This was taken in the early 80s. I think it was taken at an airshow we participated in at Myrtle Beach AFB.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]409437[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 823356, member: 50197"] I ran across a box of slides I took back in the day. Most were probably taken on my Pentax ME. I tried my hand at a quick and dirty copy in camera using my flash for light and a double sheet of paper for a diffuser. Not happy with the results. Some if the issues may be the originals aren't that good, OK, that's a given. Some issues may be my method of copying. I believe I need to pay more attention to keeping the slide parallel to the sensor, as well as a better cleaning of the slides. Despite being in a metal slide storage box, they were very dusty. What is your experience with copying old slides, and what did you use. I have a flatbed scanner, but thought copying with a camera would be preferable. I like the subject and composition here. I fear the slide may have degraded somewhat over the years. It was shot on Kodachrome, so it shouldn't have degraded that much. It was taken in the late 70s. I ran it through Topaz and tried to improve the sky. I fear I made it worse. [ATTACH type="full"]409436[/ATTACH] One of the few slides I have showing the aircraft I was a crewmember on for nearly 2 decades. Obviously, that isn't me sitting on the wing. I'm standing in the overhead hatch taking the picture. Yeah, I got good focus on the leading edge of the wing, and not on my fellow crewmember. Still, I like the image, likely for nostalgia value. This was taken in the early 80s. I think it was taken at an airshow we participated in at Myrtle Beach AFB. [ATTACH type="full"]409437[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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