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		Finnucane on Aug 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Better Light Source for Scanning Color Negative ... Yeah, it would be interesting if this makes much of difference for slide film, either e-6 or Kodachrome (I am old and have both).

tecleandor on Aug 8, 2024 [–]

In the article they say that for positive film (slides, at least) white light is generally better than rgb, but it would be nice to test it.

Finnucane on Aug 8, 2024 | [–]

Missed that. I guess that makes sense, since those films are designed for projecting more than printing.

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