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by interestica 2072 days ago
Unpause? Is this a secret I don't know about?

TBH 35mm slides are the biggest pain in terms of time-vs-return out of any format. It's a painstaking process and I could not justify the $5000+ cost for a dedicated high-speed machine. But if the end output is ~300dpi for TV display, etc I may be able to help with a fast option.
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traeregan 2072 days ago
> Unpause? Is this a secret I don't know about?

I think this was in reference to your comment that your side gig that provides this service is “kinda on pause though”. :-)

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interestica 2072 days ago
Ha thanks! I couldn't find the email in profile and I was wondering if there was some sort of console trick to make it show up....
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fredrik-j 2072 days ago
Do you, or anyone else here, have any experience with using a slide duplicator on a macro lens with a digital camera, DSLR, for 25 mm slide duplication?

Especially I wonder if you've got advice on picking a useful level of resolution when digitizing slides. I seem to recall that a 35 mm slide contains around 10 megapixel data. If correct, is it at all useful to digitize at a higher resolution for general purpose usage, eg display on a computer or showing slideshows with a digital projector.

Otherwise I'm currently leaning towards digitizing at 4K resolution as a default, given that 4K is 8.2 Mpx.

How does dynamic range come into play? I seem to recall that slide film has a high dynamic range in general.

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