Alex Husick

Re: Tiff and PSD, what about PNG as alternative? Easy to open I understand by lay people like an old aunt, etc.

Thanks for the insights, I'll check out the two sites you mentioned, wasn't aware of KEH.com. Not looking to make any real money. Just happy to get them into someone's hands that will appreciate them for what they are, just gathering dust here. I know what you mean about lenses, I have one, perhaps two, that might be rare or at least highly desirable. How would I determine that, simply look then them up and see what others view and value them at? Thanks again, Alex

I'm new to this forum and am getting great answers to my scanning questions to help me get up and running. Saw the heading for gear so thought I'd ask this question. I've got Nikon F2, with motor drive, and several expensive lenses. I can post a list if required. Is there a market for this old gear amongest collectors, or what not? Thanks, Alex

Boy am I out of date with this..... unfamiliar with with TIFF or PSD so will do some boning up on it. Also Unaware of Bridge so likewise. What thoughts do you have about labelling? Alex

Thanks again, one last question for now, I plan to order the scanner tonight from B&H Photo. In regards to labelling the photos what are my options? At first I thought I would scan the photos to PDF and use Photoshop to overlay a label with names, places, dates, etc. Is PDF a good storage format? Also I would name each file with as much details as possible? JPEG permits labelling using Microsoft Paint, or something like that doesn't it. Anything to suggest that I am not aware of? Thanks for your kind attention, Alex

Thanks for the feedback and suggestion. Am retired so can't stretch the budget, so the V600 will have to do. No negatives to speak of, however I should mention that most all of my slides were underexposed 1/2 stop to give me good density. I would overcome this during printing with Cibachrome by timing exposure a bit longer. Hope this works ok with a Dmax of 3.4, won't know till I try I guess. Other editing software is an older version of PhotoShop and a hodge podge of downloaded N&H stuff, etc. Hoping to rely entiredly with the Espon software bundle for most if not the majority.

Hi Damien, I'm new to your site and have a question for you or the team. My current project that I am about to embark on is the scanning of our family history albums and slices, a couple of thousand. Plan to capture the photos for long term family access, and with only minor editing or labelling as I go along. I plan to purchase an Epson V600 scanner with it's associated (bundled) software which is:- comes with a comprehensive software package, including DIGITAL ICE technology for dust and scratch removal, ArcSoft PhotoStudio for image enhancement, and Easy Photo Fix for restoration of faded images. Included Software:- Epson Scan with Epson Easy Photo Fix technology Epson Event Manager Epson Copy Utility ArcSoft PhotoStudio ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCR So my question is, is this a good starting point for an amateur wanting to scan all of the family photos? Best Regards, Sincerely, Alex