Nikon LS-10 Installation Guide for Macintosh User Manual
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Basic Operation
Chapter 4
Figure 4.2
35mm film mounting, (a) Film in a typical slide mount, (b) Film in an
uncut strip.
There are two basic formats for 35mm film, one being positive (slide or trans
parency) and the other negative. When looking at positive film, the image appears as
you would expect the printed image to appear. When looking at negative film, the
image is color reversed, with light areas appearing dark and dark areas appearing light.
Typically, negative film is used for making prints, and positive film is used to make
slides. Positive film is sometimes referred to as ‘reversal’ film.
The front and back surfaces of the film are not the same. One side is known as
the
emulsion.
The opposite side is the
base.
To achieve optimal results when scanning,
the emulsion side should face the top of the scanner, as shown in Figure 4.3.
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