Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 back from service and STILL ba...

2001-08-24 Thread IQ3D
Chris I got the 8000 from a company called T4 in Witney, Oxfordshire. Telephone 01993 702687. I know they had a job getting hold of it but they have great service and are very friendly. Regards, Chris Chris Parks Image Quest 3-D The Moos Poffley End Witney Oxon OX8 5UW England Tel: +44

Re: filmscanners: Sprintscan 120 and new negative proile scheme

2001-06-15 Thread IQ3D
Hi All, I was very interested to hear your method of operation Tony. I too have developed a technique purely by trial and error over the years together with some reading up. My method is almost identical to yours especially: 1.When scanning have the darkest area a dark grey and the lightest

Re: filmscanners: Hazy bleed in hi contrast blacks on LS2000

2001-06-14 Thread IQ3D
Art Thanks for your comments. I am rescanning the slide today to see whether the problem is the same or has changed with time. It is possible that it is blooming from slightly higher than average exposure. However, the slides do not look underexposed - just a little dense and saturated. I

Re: filmscanners: Hazy bleed in hi contrast blacks on LS2000

2001-06-13 Thread IQ3D
I have posted an image which shows the bleed onto a page on our website - it can be seen at http://www.imagequest3d.com/flaring/ I have experienced the streaking that Harry describes as well - but not since I switched from the Coolscan III to the LS 2000. I will try rescanning the images when I

filmscanners: Hazy bleed in hi contrast blacks on LS2000

2001-06-06 Thread IQ3D
Hi All We have been using the LS2000 for some time now and have been very pleased with the results. Just recently however we have put through a batch of slides with subjects against black backgrounds. The scans have all got a hazy halo round all the bright areas such that on an A4 print there