[filmscanners] SS4000 again
I gather nobody on the list has attempted to clean the CCD of a SS4000? Rob Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
[filmscanners] Epson 4870
I have a friend in his 70's who just bought an Epson 4870 Scanner based on my recommendation to scan his library of slides. I thought a dedicated slide neg scanner like the LS5000 would be too complicated for him to utilize, and warned him that flatbeds aren't as sharp in scanning slides as dedicated slide scanners. Now he can't figure out how to scan slides. He lives in Washington State, and I'm in Calif. I own the Epson 2450 and the LS4000, not the 4870, so I can't tell him flat out how to do it. I've given him website and phone info to contact Epson. But does anyone have this scanner who can explain how to scan slides with it in layperson terms? I'd much appreciate it. Paul Sivley Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again
Not having lived to talk about it ;-) Are you getting halos around bright areas? Why do you think it needs cleaning? Art Rob Geraghty wrote: I gather nobody on the list has attempted to clean the CCD of a SS4000? Rob Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
[filmscanners] Re: Another lurker seeking advice
looks familiar? http://www.jessops.com/search/viewproduct.cfm?PRODUCT=REFD3600SMS http://www.braun-phototechnik.de/E/Products/scanner/scanner.htm http://www.reflecta.de/htms.com/p_fil09.htm reflecta seem to sell branded versions of the pacific imaging range, as do jessops (major UK photographic retailer) I did read press releases that Braun bought the 3600 scanner out a few months back. possibly it's a collaboration as the scanner looks very like a Braun paximat projector. http://www.braun-phototechnik.de/E/Products/PaximatMutimag/Default.htm Best Wishes Paul Roberts =^_^= [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Ed Lusby [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 8:38 PM Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Another lurker seeking advice It's good to have the company of another lurker. I did find one other scanner with bulk feeding capabilities, the Pacific Image Powerslide 3600 USB/1394 interface (3600dpi). The one good thing about this scanner is price: less than $700! It has the ability to use a slide magazine or a carousel to scan 50-100 slides at a time. However, as you probably know, Pacific Imaging isn't exactly the Cadillac of the scanner world. Nonetheless, if I need to scan a lot of slides, I'm going to take a close look at this instrument. The website is http://www.scanace.com. Apparently the same scanner is also distributed by Scan Smart, according to a usenet posting. I believe it just came out, or is about to come out. In any case, I haven't found much information on it, save the company website. I was trying to decide largely between the Nikon 5000 and the Minolta 5400. However, I don't think the Nikon is available yet in the US (?). My local camera store in San Diego said it hasn't been released yet, and it isn't available at BH, the only mail order place I'm willing to deal with. Sooo, I ordered the 5400 from BH, as my local store was out of stock. I also ordered the Monaco EZ Color and Optix-xr combo package ($75 rebate currently! and BH sells this for $150 less than Monaco), and the ektachrome and kodachrome it8 targets. An interesting site with photos comparing the 5400 with the LS4000 is: http://www.xs4all.nl/~bvdwolf/main/foto/scan/se5400/se5400-5.htm I was dubious that the 5400 could even resolve more than the 4000dpi scanners, but it appears it can. I also like the way the diffuser minimizes grain. Cheers, Ed 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
[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again
At 10:49 PM 2/24/2004 +1000, Rob Geraghty wrote: I gather nobody on the list has attempted to clean the CCD of a SS4000? Rob Hi Rob, The following was posted in January of '03 on this List by Thomas Maugham: Summary of SS4000 cleaning discussion. HOW DO I KNOW IF MY SCANNER NEEDS CLEANING? By opening the unit and examining the optical mirror. Or, if you want a preliminary idea of how dirty the mirror may be before taking this step, look at the amount of dust underneath your scanner. If you do not use a dustcover, this is likely to be a good indicator of how much dust may be on the optical lens and mirror. (this is because the scanner has open holes and serves as a dust collector, unless you have a dust cover) HOW DO I OPEN THE UNIT FOR EXAMINATION AND CLEANING? First, get the scanner unplugged from the computer and out on a clear well lit table where you can work on it. Turn the scanner upside down, you will see four plastic catches on the bottom sides near the corners. A small flat screwdriver can be used to pop open these catches. Be careful not to break them. Once you have released the catches and have slid the top off, you will see the mechanism. The top cover and main chassis will, of course, still be connected by various wires. Connect the power cord to the unit and press the power button on. The scanner will attempt to go through one cycle. Be observant, at one point the optical mirror will be perfectly revealed. It may take a few tries to see how it works. As soon as the mirror is perfectly accessible, pull the power cord so it freezes in that position. HOW DO I CLEAN THE OPTICAL MIRROR? With compressed air. Air comes in two forms, a compressor or a can of dust-off available from camera stores, etc. If you have compressor, set to about 40 lbs of air pressure. I recommend you use a medical compressor because it does not have oil pistons. (Regular air compressors sold for general machine or airbrush use have oil pistons, so make sure your compressor does not emit tiny oil droplets out the nozzle) If you use the canned air, remember not to hold the can at an angle because some of these squirt a liquid out if held at angles other than generally vertical. Perhaps you can put the scanner on it's side while blowing the dust away. Another suggestion for canned air is to put a downward bend in the tube that is used to extend the nozzle, you can do this while slightly heating the tube with a match. Blow off the mirror and lens real good. WHAT IT THE MIRROR NEEDS FURTHER CLEANING? Then you need denatured alcohol available from hardware or paint stores (which is NOT drugstore isopropyl alcohol). Use lens cleaning tissue, and put a little denatured alcohol on the tissue. Fold the tissue over and drag it across the mirror using no pressure. Do not get the alcohol on plastic parts or let it get behind the mirror, or let it drip all over everything. Use each tissue only once and discard. WHAT CAN I DO TO KEEP THE UNIT IN GOOD CONDITION? make a plastic dustcover. Or, put it in a plastic bag when not using it. Anything to keep dust from getting into it is a good thing. This is not authorized factory service information. I am not qualified to do anything, I have no education, I don't know anything. These are practical suggestions for do-it-yourselfers and are based on my personal experience of doing it. My remarks about cleaning the mirror come from questioning a life-long camera repairman. I have no factory training or information. There are many people on this list who are scanner scientists and mechanics and can probably offer better information, so let's hope to hear from them. Later, Johnny __ Johnny Johnson Lilburn, GA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
[filmscanners] Topic: SS4000 again
Arthur Entlich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not having lived to talk about it ;-) Are you getting halos around bright areas? Why do you think it needs cleaning? Because I had the case open to blow dust out of the stupid carrier sensor and had a look through to the CCD - or perhaps the mirror. I'm not au fait enough with the guts of the unit to know whether what I was seeing was the mirror or the CCD. If the former, the design is slightly smarter than it looked because it would mean that the CCD wasn't facing up and collecting dust. On the other hand, I don't know why *any* of the light detecting system is arranged to collect dust - including the carrier sensor and the mirror (if that's what I was looking at). The users were complaining that it wouldn't focus. I figure that after 2 years of collecting dust it probably is dirty enough to affect the autofocus mechanism. Johnny Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The following was posted in January of '03 on this List by Thomas Maugham: Thanks for the info. I still don't like the idea of using a 1000KPa air stream to blow the dust off a high resolution optical device. It's more likely to damage it than clean it. I'm equally dubious about taking responsibility for sticking lens cleaning tissue into the unit with alcohol (which may affect lens coatings) or any other sort of lens cleaning fluid on it. Since I'm told that the ICU has plenty of money, they can pay to send it to the vendor for maintenance. But I do appreciate the info for future reference. :) Regards, Rob - How do you know if you never try? (Rob Geraghty 25 June 2002) Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
[filmscanners] RE: SS4000 again--use caution when opening the case
PLEASE: we should add to this: After you have release the catches, slide the cover off very slowly and use a penlight to visualize the wires connecting the switch under the cover to the main unit. These wires are short and if the cover is removed in certain directions, one or more of these wires will be pulled taut and the soldered connection will break. The wires are too short for the cover to be moved very far at all. Indeed, these wires seem to be designed to make the unwary user regret ever opening the case. Alternatively, you may wish to include a recommendation to have a small soldering iron available to resolder these wires. (What a pain that was) Stan Schwartz -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Johnny Johnson Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 5:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again At 10:49 PM 2/24/2004 +1000, Rob Geraghty wrote: I gather nobody on the list has attempted to clean the CCD of a SS4000? Rob Hi Rob, The following was posted in January of '03 on this List by Thomas Maugham: Summary of SS4000 cleaning discussion. HOW DO I KNOW IF MY SCANNER NEEDS CLEANING? By opening the unit and examining the optical mirror. Or, if you want a preliminary idea of how dirty the mirror may be before taking this step, look at the amount of dust underneath your scanner. If you do not use a dustcover, this is likely to be a good indicator of how much dust may be on the optical lens and mirror. (this is because the scanner has open holes and serves as a dust collector, unless you have a dust cover) HOW DO I OPEN THE UNIT FOR EXAMINATION AND CLEANING? First, get the scanner unplugged from the computer and out on a clear well lit table where you can work on it. Turn the scanner upside down, you will see four plastic catches on the bottom sides near the corners. A small flat screwdriver can be used to pop open these catches. Be careful not to break them. Once you have released the catches and have slid the top off, you will see the mechanism. The top cover and main chassis will, of course, still be connected by various wires. Connect the power cord to the unit and press the power button on. The scanner will attempt to go through one cycle. Be observant, at one point the optical mirror will be perfectly revealed. It may take a few tries to see how it works. As soon as the mirror is perfectly accessible, pull the power cord so it freezes in that position. HOW DO I CLEAN THE OPTICAL MIRROR? With compressed air. Air comes in two forms, a compressor or a can of dust-off available from camera stores, etc. If you have compressor, set to about 40 lbs of air pressure. I recommend you use a medical compressor because it does not have oil pistons. (Regular air compressors sold for general machine or airbrush use have oil pistons, so make sure your compressor does not emit tiny oil droplets out the nozzle) If you use the canned air, remember not to hold the can at an angle because some of these squirt a liquid out if held at angles other than generally vertical. Perhaps you can put the scanner on it's side while blowing the dust away. Another suggestion for canned air is to put a downward bend in the tube that is used to extend the nozzle, you can do this while slightly heating the tube with a match. Blow off the mirror and lens real good. WHAT IT THE MIRROR NEEDS FURTHER CLEANING? Then you need denatured alcohol available from hardware or paint stores (which is NOT drugstore isopropyl alcohol). Use lens cleaning tissue, and put a little denatured alcohol on the tissue. Fold the tissue over and drag it across the mirror using no pressure. Do not get the alcohol on plastic parts or let it get behind the mirror, or let it drip all over everything. Use each tissue only once and discard. WHAT CAN I DO TO KEEP THE UNIT IN GOOD CONDITION? make a plastic dustcover. Or, put it in a plastic bag when not using it. Anything to keep dust from getting into it is a good thing. This is not authorized factory service information. I am not qualified to do anything, I have no education, I don't know anything. These are practical suggestions for do-it-yourselfers and are based on my personal experience of doing it. My remarks about cleaning the mirror come from questioning a life-long camera repairman. I have no factory training or information. There are many people on this list who are scanner scientists and mechanics and can probably offer better information, so let's hope to hear from them. Later, Johnny __ Johnny Johnson Lilburn, GA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
[filmscanners] Re: Topic: SS4000 again
Somewhere in the archives of this list there was a discussion about cleaning front surface mirrors, I believe. I think a camera repairman provided a primer on the method without damaging the surface. You may be correct that the inability to autofocus might be dirt on either the mirror or the CCD. However, the way the SS4000 works, the stage moves to focus the image, not the lens. As I recall, the CCD does face down, but the mirror is semi-upright. check out this discussion: http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=001zNY There is some discussion of how to open the case, and a bit about the layout. Art [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Arthur Entlich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not having lived to talk about it ;-) Are you getting halos around bright areas? Why do you think it needs cleaning? Because I had the case open to blow dust out of the stupid carrier sensor and had a look through to the CCD - or perhaps the mirror. I'm not au fait enough with the guts of the unit to know whether what I was seeing was the mirror or the CCD. If the former, the design is slightly smarter than it looked because it would mean that the CCD wasn't facing up and collecting dust. On the other hand, I don't know why *any* of the light detecting system is arranged to collect dust - including the carrier sensor and the mirror (if that's what I was looking at). The users were complaining that it wouldn't focus. I figure that after 2 years of collecting dust it probably is dirty enough to affect the autofocus mechanism. Johnny Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The following was posted in January of '03 on this List by Thomas Maugham: Thanks for the info. I still don't like the idea of using a 1000KPa air stream to blow the dust off a high resolution optical device. It's more likely to damage it than clean it. I'm equally dubious about taking responsibility for sticking lens cleaning tissue into the unit with alcohol (which may affect lens coatings) or any other sort of lens cleaning fluid on it. Since I'm told that the ICU has plenty of money, they can pay to send it to the vendor for maintenance. But I do appreciate the info for future reference. :) Regards, Rob Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again--use caution when opening the case
If I recall correctly, this problem with short wires was an early version design flaw which Polaroid/Microtek corrected, and had a recall on some years ago. But some may still have the problem, so its a good warning. Art Stan Schwartz wrote: PLEASE: we should add to this: After you have release the catches, slide the cover off very slowly and use a penlight to visualize the wires connecting the switch under the cover to the main unit. These wires are short and if the cover is removed in certain directions, one or more of these wires will be pulled taut and the soldered connection will break. The wires are too short for the cover to be moved very far at all. Indeed, these wires seem to be designed to make the unwary user regret ever opening the case. Alternatively, you may wish to include a recommendation to have a small soldering iron available to resolder these wires. (What a pain that was) Stan Schwartz -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Johnny Johnson Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 5:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again At 10:49 PM 2/24/2004 +1000, Rob Geraghty wrote: Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
