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A Better Light Source for Scanning Color Negative Film
Narrowband trichromatic (RGB) light sources are superior to broadband (white) light for scanning color negative film; there are very good reasons why all commercial film scanners use RGB. ( film scanners were using blue LEDs at least a decade before they would be widely used in consumer products! ) Scanning film with…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Aug 6, 2024 | A Better Light Source for Scanning Color Negative Film by eloisius | 285 | 93 |
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