Comments about oreilly Scanning Negatives and Slides:

Having been in the printing industry all of my adult life the first thing I do when I pick up a book is to give it a "Thumb Review". This is evaluating the cover & then thumb through the pages starting at the back of the book. I am looking at the quality of the paper & printing. As this book is comparing the subtle differences in scanned images the paper & print qualities are paramount to the books success in conveying the desired message. The physical quality of the book is EXCELLENT. You CAN tell a book by its cover.

The primary objective of the author is to take the film photographer who has accumulated an archive of analog negatives & slides & bring them into the world of digital conversion. The author explains in detail how to achieve the best possible digital image from a negative or slide & how to build a work flow to make the process efficient, repeatable & reliable. He has accomplished this in a way that both the novice & expert will benefit from.

I am one of those film photographers who has an archive (that's slides in boxes)from 25 years of underwater photography. As a result of this book I have gained a higher level of confidence going into the conversion of my slides to digital images. Now that I have read the book I will hook up my new scanner & begin the process. You can be assured that the book will be close by for reference.