[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
[filmscanners] RE: IT8 calibration SS 120
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 [ Telephone ] +44 (0)7930 337 226 [ Facsimile ] +44 (0)7931 607 428 [ Electronic mail ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ Online portfolio ] www.aucklandphotographer.co.uk The studio, 17 Elton Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 1NG Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
[filmscanners] Re: IT8 calibration SS 120
A big advantage to the SS120 -- depth of focus!! If it doesn't have to be perfectly flat, don't fix it if it ain't broke:) Dave - Original Message - From: Simon Lamb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 5:54 PM Subject: [filmscanners] Re: IT8 calibration SS 120 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
[filmscanners] Re: IT8 calibration SS 120
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
[filmscanners] Re: IT8 calibration SS 120
I wont ;-) It all seems fine so far, sharp as a tack and the nicest smooth grain I have so far seen. Between Silverfast, Insight and Vuescan I think I have all the film bases covered. Simon Simon On 20/4/02 11:22 pm, Dave King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A big advantage to the SS120 -- depth of focus!! If it doesn't have to be perfectly flat, don't fix it if it ain't broke:) Dave - Original Message - From: Simon Lamb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 5:54 PM Subject: [filmscanners] Re: IT8 calibration SS 120 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
[filmscanners] Re: IT8 calibration SS 120
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
