dfoo
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Is there really a reason to shoot slide film if you don't actually project it? It has very limited dynamic range, and expensive to buy and to process. So what do you get, assuming that your scanning it, over negative film?
All of the above. I'll just add that when viewing on a light table or projecting you get a unique three-dimensional look that you just don't get from prints or projected digital files.
I'm surprised that some people say that slides are easier to scan.
I find the higher max density to make it a lot harder to get all the details out of a slide compared to negative film and its lower dmax.
Of course it's easier to see if you got the color right... so maybe that is what you were referring to?
it scans MUCH easier than color neg films. My scanner has a hell of a time deciphering the screwy red base of color negs. Transparency is much easier to scan.