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"Sigma SD1 Merrill not good for scanning negatives/slides"

Started Sep 10, 2018 | Discussions thread
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Re: "Sigma SD1 Merrill not good for scanning negatives/slides"

I scanned all my B&W 35mm negs with the sdQH and the Olympus 80mm macro lens. That lens was designed for use in slide duplication.

Results seem fine to me. I saved DNG files to speed up processing.

When I tried a few 35mm colour slides, I wasn't so happy with the colour. The Sony NEX-5N seemed to give better colour, and it has the great advantage of a built-in HDR mode. 35mm slides are very high in contrast, and you really need HDR.

I haven't tried stitching any medium format negs. Something to try later.

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