Thanks for the info. I think the cheapest Nikon Coolscan is around 300 quid, so I don't want to plunge and then find it doesn't do any better on the dark slides. :(
Unfortunately, I did have a slight tendency to underexpose when I used slide film because otherwise you lost the detail in the light areas (eg sky) and when projected, the strong light showed the dark areas OK. By holding the slide up to the light and looking through a magnifying glass, I can see the detail is there, but it just comes out reddish black in the scan.
But as I say, some come out beautifully. (See icon)
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Date: 2008-07-30 07:46 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, I did have a slight tendency to underexpose when I used slide film because otherwise you lost the detail in the light areas (eg sky) and when projected, the strong light showed the dark areas OK. By holding the slide up to the light and looking through a magnifying glass, I can see the detail is there, but it just comes out reddish black in the scan.
But as I say, some come out beautifully. (See icon)