> The adapter seems to work, and *if* I can get the gamma correction working
> right, I'm sure it will be well-worth it for me. In its current incantation,
> it works _alright_ for bright slides, as long as I add about 93 to the
> Image->Brightness/Contrast sliders in the GIMP. Darker slides don't scan
> well, and negatives are much worse.
>
> Once I get things back to normal, I'll see what I can do with the gamma
> stuff, and report my results back to the list.
>
> Since I've got some 6x6 and 6x4.5 slides and negatives, and there aren't
> a large number of alternatives, I'm in this for as long as I can stand
> it, or until someone comes out with an inexpensive 120/220 scanner that
> will work with sane.
Hmmm - sounds like the transparency adaptor might not be such a good idea
- like I said, in the UK it costs as much as the sanner itself - 199 UK
pounds!
I'd be using it for 35mm transparencies. How do you think it would perform
with a good sharp 35mm transparency?
Regards: Jim Ford
-- Source code, list archive, and docs: http://www.mostang.com/sane/ To unsubscribe: echo unsubscribe sane-devel | mail majordomo@mostang.com