Jim Thanks again. I will have to try this again tonight. With a four strip there does not seem to be too much room to move the film strip in the holder. I had reasonable success with the Insight 6x24 scan. I will also do as you suggest and try offsetting the frame in Vuescan.
Lots to try so that is good, I'm sure I will find a preferred method. Regards.. Simon ----- Original Message ----- From: "James L. Sims" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 5:52 PM Subject: [filmscanners] Re: IT8 calibration & SS 120 > Simon, > > Unfortunately, it scans where it thinks the frames are but there's enough overscan that you > can position the film strip in the carrier to get all frames in view. Because of the way > 120 cameras index and register each frame, varying film tensions, slippage of the metering > roller, and a sloppy stop pawl, frame registration varies a good deal. > > I'm even starting to have good results with VueScan by altering the Device/Frame Offset to > -.25 (VueScan changed this to -.247) and Frame Spacing to 6.25. This seems to work for my > old Kowa Six's. slight alterations to these setting may be required for Hasselblads, > Bronicas, and Mamiyas. > > Jim > > Simon Lamb wrote: > > > James > > > > That's what I like about this list - people who know! > > > > Thanks very much for the tip, I will check it out. Does it just scan 6x24 > > or does it try and scan between where it thinks the frames are. The latter > > could still be a problem. > > > > Simon > > > > On 21/4/02 4:38 am, "James L. Sims" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Simon, > > > > > > In SilverFast there is a button on the image panel (six down) called "Job > > > Manager" that will > > > permit you to preview and scan all four images in the carrier. Make sure you > > > click the > > > "6X6" and then click the third button from the left at the bottom of the "Job > > > Manager" > > > panel. Another applet will appear and it's fairly self explanatory. > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > Simon Lamb wrote: > > > > > >> Jim > > >> > > >> I am just being paranoid about flatness. The scans are tack sharp. I will > > >> definitely look into the glass carrier though. > > >> > > >> Here is a suggestion for anyone from Lasersoft who may be listening. Can we > > >> have a 6X24 option so that we can scan a whole four image strip please? > > >> Insight has it and it means I can actually scan all frames on a four frame > > >> strip of 6X6. > > >> > > >> Simon > > >> > > >> On 21/4/02 1:08 am, "James L. Sims" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Simon, > > >>> > > >>> I have not noticed a flatness problem with the SS 120 MF carrier. According > > >>> to Polaroid, > > >>> however, they will have a glass carrier available within about a month. > > >>> > > >>> I am having an indexing problem, when using VueScan, with MF carrier. I > > >>> have > > >>> devised some > > >>> work-arounds but it's still a hassle. All the carriers work well with > > >>> Insight > > >>> and > > >>> SilverFast. > > >>> > > >>> Jim > > >>> > > >>> Simon Lamb wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Chris > > >>>> > > >>>> How do you find the film flatness in the MF holder? It does not look flat > > >>>> to me although the images seem to be in focus. I seem to try a few times > > >>>> to > > >>>> get a strip to lay flat. Any tips? > > >>>> > > >>>> It is also impossible to scan every frame on a four frame strip. > > >>>> > > >>>> I like the 120 although the film flatness of the MF is an issue. > > >>>> > > >>>> Simon > > >>>> > > >>>> On 20/4/02 9:12 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>> Does an IT8 calibration slide come with the Silverfast Ai version 5 > > >>>>> software > > >>>>> supplied with the Sprintscan SS 120 in the UK? > > >>>>> > > >>>>> It does. Or is supposed to; my first SS120 didn't have one (the machine > > >>>>> was > > >>>>> returned due to other reasons) and second also didn't. So both times I had > > >>>>> to call the retailer - who got Polaroid to send one out. The first slide > > >>>>> they sent looked liked it had been dragged across a floor under someone's > > >>>>> foot - but both the retailer and Polaroid sorted everything out. Took a > > >>>>> few > > >>>>> days - so the moral of all this? Check the box/contents before driving the > > >>>>> 3 > > >>>>> hour journey home. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Craig Auckland | Photographer > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- > Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' > or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body