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There is, of course, nothing dark in
this darkroom. Having spent many an hour in a real
darkroom developing and printing film in my youth can attest
this one is definitely warmer, brighter, and loaded with creature comforts. |
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Digital Processing, Editing, & Printing Kit |
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| Type |
Description |
Commentary |
| Desktop PC |
Dell Dimension 8400 Pentium 4/530 @ 3GHz
(1 GB
RAM, 250 GB HD) |
With RAM beefed up to 1 GB one can easily scan slides with
the Nikon Coolscan at the max 2,900 dpi while at the same timwe editing very large (e.g., 35 MB) files in Photoshop. |
| Desktop Monitor |
Dell 17" UltraSharp LCD Flat Screen |
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| Monitor Calibration |
ColorVision Spyder2Pro |
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| Image Editing Software |
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Adobe Lightroom 1.0
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| Photo Printer |
Canon S530D Inkjet |
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| Memory Card Reader |
Sandisk Extreme USB 2.0 Card Reader |
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Legacy ... Slide Evaluation & Scanning Kit |
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| Type |
Description |
Commentary |
| Light Box |
Porta-Trace 11x18 Oak Frame w/ 2-5000k
Bulbs |
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| Film Scanner |
Nikon Coolscan IV ED (LS-40) |
A really great, high quality slide scanner. Absolutely
no complaints. However, sure wish the budget would have allowed
purchase of the Nikon model with the bulk slide loader. |
| Film Scan Software |
Nikon Scan 4 |
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