That's very reassuring to know, thanks Bruce. John
---------- Original Message ----------- From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Alan Chan <pentax-discuss@pdml.net> Sent: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:57:49 -0800 Subject: Re: Alternatives to vuescan > I've got over 5,000 scans on my Scan Dual II, so my mirror must not > have the problem. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > Friday, February 25, 2005, 6:46:10 PM, you wrote: > > AC> --- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have been using Vuescan and a Minolta Scan Dual II since Fall > >> of 2000, have scanned perhaps 2000 or more negatives with it, > >> and have never seen a streak. > >> Where did you hear of this? And how would the scanning software > >> know how to compensate for what sounds like a defect in your > >> scanner hardware? > > AC> I first noticed this problem when one of my 8x12" print had a > long yellow line. Then AC> I searched (streaking + minolta) for > answer on AC> comp.periphs.scanners and found it AC> was a Minolta > issue with Vuescan. Since Minolta software doesn't have such issue, > AC> and Vuescan doesn't use Minolta SDK like SilverFast does, quite > possible Minolta use AC> the software to mask the hardware flaw on > the mirror. I have switched the mirror AC> upside down and ran some > tests. My conclusion is that the mirror is the source of AC> > problem. Since not all scanners have spots on the mirrors, some > Minolta scanners AC> might be perfectly fine with Vuescan, while > some don't. > > AC> http://groups.google.ca/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF- 8&group=comp.periphs.scanners > > AC> ===== > AC> Alan Chan > AC> http://www.pbase.com/wlachan > > > AC> __________________________________ > AC> Do you Yahoo!? > AC> Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. > AC> http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo ------- End of Original Message -------
