RE: filmscanners: Canoscan 2400 UF

2001-07-06 Thread Oostrom, Jerry
-Original Message- From: Jack Phipps [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 12:07 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: filmscanners: Canoscan 2400 UF I think you'd be a lot happier with the Acer 2740 at a similar price. Jack Phipps Applied Science

RE: filmscanners: Stains and Grains (was Yellow Stain)

2001-07-06 Thread Oostrom, Jerry
Thanks for your extensive research Frank! BTW. I received your mail twice. Could I ask you to try your photoshop correcting example with the BMW image if it is not too much trouble? Thanks Jerry -Original Message- From: Frank Nichols [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 06,

RE: filmscanners: Canoscan 2400 UF

2001-07-06 Thread Derek Clarke
Er how do you know? Have you tried it? It's interesting, because this is a flatbed that's snuck onto the market with a built in proper transparency lid, 2400x4800dpi optical resolution and 48 bits colour depth. This is an incredible spec for a flatbed, especially at the price. About the only

RE: filmscanners: Stains and Grains (was Yellow Stain)

2001-07-06 Thread Oostrom, Jerry
-Original Message- From: Alan Tyson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 5:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Stains and Grains (was Yellow Stain) [Oostrom, Jerry] [] So if it's only occasionally a problem, don't worry. You

Re: filmscanners: GEM

2001-07-06 Thread Derek Clarke
The Canon 4000 doesn't use any ASF software, but has its own equivalent of ICE called FARE and some auto colour correction. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (rafeb) wrote: At 04:20 PM 6/19/01 -0400, Norman Quinn wrote: GEM and ROC do not require hardware, but have to be tuned to the So, in

RE: filmscanners: Nikon LS IV/Nikoscan 3.0

2001-07-06 Thread James Grove
You can grab it from me by ftp at 62.31.210.174 username nikon password nikon James Grove [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jamesgrove.co.uk http://www.mountain-photos.co.uk ICQ 99737573 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Claudiu Falub Sent:

filmscanners: Nikon LS IV/Nikoscan 3.0

2001-07-06 Thread Claudiu Falub
Hi! I've recently purchased a Nikon LS IV scanner. It was delivered with Nikonscan 3.0. While the scanner is ok, I don't like the software, since it crashes all the time and I have to restart my computer and I hate that. I heard the new version 3.1 is better. How can I get it? The salesman told

RE: filmscanners: Canoscan 2400 UF

2001-07-06 Thread rafeb
At 07:22 AM 7/6/01 +0100, Derek Clarke wrote: Er how do you know? Have you tried it? It's interesting, because this is a flatbed that's snuck onto the market with a built in proper transparency lid, 2400x4800dpi optical resolution and 48 bits colour depth. This is an incredible spec for a

Re: filmscanners: Nikon LS IV/Nikoscan 3.0

2001-07-06 Thread rafeb
At 10:29 AM 7/6/01 +0200, you wrote: Hi! I've recently purchased a Nikon LS IV scanner. It was delivered with Nikonscan 3.0. While the scanner is ok, I don't like the software, since it crashes all the time and I have to restart my computer and I hate that. I heard the new version 3.1 is better.

RE: filmscanners: Canoscan 2400 UF

2001-07-06 Thread Mark T.
At 07:22 AM 6/07/01 +0100, Derek wrote: Er how do you know? Have you tried it? It's interesting, because this is a flatbed that's snuck onto the market with a built in proper transparency lid, 2400x4800dpi optical resolution and 48 bits colour depth. This is an incredible spec for a flatbed,

Re: filmscanners: Nikon LS IV/Nikoscan 3.0

2001-07-06 Thread Claudiu Falub
Many thanks to all who answered to my request. It seems this is one very effective list. I downloaded the software and hope to solve my nightmare. I really don't understand why a famous company (read Nikon) can produce such a garbage (Nikonscan 3.0) ... Cladiu Falub James Grove wrote: You can

filmscanners: Problem with SA-20 Adaptor for Nikon LS-2000

2001-07-06 Thread Ted Hayes
I am having a problem with the SA-20 Strip Film Adaptor for the Nikon LS-2000 Film Scanner that I hope someone on this list can help me solve. The SA-20 adaptor is supposed to handle strips with 2 to 6 frames. When I first started using the scanner I was using film strips of 5 frames as cut

RE: filmscanners: Stains and Grains (was Yellow Stain)

2001-07-06 Thread Oostrom, Jerry
Sorry, I thought I had replied to him directly. 8-7 -Original Message- From: Oostrom, Jerry [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 8:30 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: filmscanners: Stains and Grains (was Yellow Stain) Thanks for your extensive

Re: filmscanners: Nikon LS IV/Nikoscan 3.0

2001-07-06 Thread Raphael Bustin
On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Claudiu Falub wrote: Many thanks to all who answered to my request. It seems this is one very effective list. I downloaded the software and hope to solve my nightmare. I really don't understand why a famous company (read Nikon) can produce such a garbage (Nikonscan 3.0)

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread Lawrence Smith
I just posted a set of camparison scans by a SS120 and an 8000ED to my site at http://www.lwsphoto.com/scan%20tests.htm These are not a final conclusions, they are simply examples I am a bit surprised by the results however. Lawrence

RE: filmscanners: Microtek ArtixScan 4000tf: any opinions?

2001-07-06 Thread Darrell Wilks
I have the Artixscan 4000T SCSI. Everything works well EXCEPT when Autofocus for Prescan is selected in the Options menu. This feature works for slides but not color negatives. Weird. Anyway, it is really tough getting any kind of response from Microtek tech support. Emails go unanswered, so I

Re: filmscanners: SS120 closer to perfection (was Nikon 8000ED)

2001-07-06 Thread Peter Lindman
Can anyone tell me if the Polaroid SS120 does multipass scanning to reduce noise in the shadows? Thanks Peter Lindman

RE: filmscanners: Stains and Grains (was Yellow Stain)

2001-07-06 Thread Lynn Allen
Frank wrote: The light source is a single small light tube (3/16 x 2 1/2 about) and it is masked off via a slot so only the center 1 inch or so is used to illuminate the film. So you're saying, Frank, that the light source and the CCD array are traveling in tandem--do I understand it so far?

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread Lynn Allen
It's clear to me that ICE nailed a couple of dust motes in the bottle lettering, and that the Nikon scan is marginally sharper. But if the theme is Italy, the warmer tones of the SprintScan come closest (even if the original didn't). This, of course, is happy accident--if the theme were Yelow

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread Robert E. Wright
- Original Message - From: Jawed Ashraf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 6:31 PM Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED David, when using Photoshop, if you convert the image to LAB mode (Image|Mode|Lab Color) then you will find that you can USM

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread Rick Decker
More contrast on the Sprintscan..nikon colors and saturation are better Lawrence Smith wrote: I just posted a set of camparison scans by a SS120 and an 8000ED to my site at http://www.lwsphoto.com/scan%20tests.htm These are not a final conclusions, they are simply examples I am a bit

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread Moreno Polloni
I just posted a set of camparison scans by a SS120 and an 8000ED to my site at http://www.lwsphoto.com/scan%20tests.htm These are not a final conclusions, they are simply examples I am a bit surprised by the results however. What is it that surprises you?

RE: filmscanners: Stains and Grains (was Yellow Stain)

2001-07-06 Thread Frank Nichols
Lynn, No, the light source and the CCD remain stationary while the carrier moves past. The hot center is along the axis of movement - ie. if you held a paint brush against the negative and moved the negative horizontally past it you would end up with a stripe along the negative where the brush

filmscanners: Where to buy

2001-07-06 Thread Jlsillars
I have made up my mind to buy the Polaroid 120. Maybe I am wrong, but I survived being in the military in WW II so I will probably survive any errors in selection here. I don't know where to buy. There are many sources. I have had good luck with PC Connection, but they want 2795. The cheapest

Re: filmscanners: Where to buy

2001-07-06 Thread Edward Wiseman
Jim.. My experience with eCost.com has been exemplary, and all tolled, they often do come up with the LOWEST cost... however DO KNOW what yourTRUE COST will be inclusive of shipping/handling/salestax(if any)..I purchased my Microtek Artixscan 4000T from them over a year ago..NO problems as

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread Lawrence Smith
I was expecting the sprintscan to be a bit sharper. The nikon was using ICE to remove dust etc. and the SS120 does not. Even with the dust removal, the Nikon scan is sharper. This is a bit of a surprise to me. Once again, I must state that this is only one scan and I need to make sure that i

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread tflash
The Nikons sharpness advantage is primarily in the blue channel, which *could* make it more susceptible to showing noise and film grain. However, both look great and I think either one could be made too look like the other without much trouble. I a have a feeling features (ICE) and accessories

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread Raphael Bustin
On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Lynn Allen wrote: It's clear to me that ICE nailed a couple of dust motes in the bottle lettering, and that the Nikon scan is marginally sharper. But if the theme is Italy, the warmer tones of the SprintScan come closest (even if the original didn't). This, of

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread Wilson, Paul
Title: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED The Nikon does seem marginally sharper but the Polaroid seems to have better shadow detail (lower right side of the uncropped shot). However, it is a little tough to tell from the small .jpg. Lawrence, I assume you'll post more conclusions when you have

RE: filmscanners: Where to buy

2001-07-06 Thread Doug Wise
I have made up my mind to buy the Polaroid 120. I don't know where to buy. Jim: I buy everything from BH. They are just too easy to deal with. I would also look at making two more rather inexpensive purchases: Vuescan at www.hamrick.com The book at www.scantips.com

RE: filmscanners: Where to buy

2001-07-06 Thread Ramesh Kumar_C
Youcan look at http://www.adorama.com/too. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 12:04 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: filmscanners: Where to buyI have made up my mind to buy the Polaroid 120. Maybe I am wrong,

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread Mikael Risedal
Please take a look at how the 2 scanners can read 6x7cm film and sharpness from middle and out against the corner . Is there any difference between the scanners ? Best regards Mikael Risedal From: Lawrence Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread Frank Nichols
Title: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED I took at look at the detail comparison crops (of the label) in Photoshop at 1200%. The SS120 has much smoother transitions in colors (softer?) while the Nikon 8000ED has sharper variations between pixels. I converted both to greyscale and measured the

Re: filmscanners: Nikon LS IV/Nikoscan 3.0

2001-07-06 Thread Ray Amos
Claudiu Falub wrote: Many thanks to all who answered to my request. It seems this is one very effective list. I downloaded the software and hope to solve my nightmare. I really don't understand why a famous company (read Nikon) can produce such a garbage (Nikonscan 3.0) ... Claudiu,

RE: filmscanners: Nikon LS IV/Nikoscan 3.0

2001-07-06 Thread Lawrence Smith
Ray, my software ??!! did you write it for Nikon? If not, I hardly think it's your software ;-) If you did then i have a few suggestions for you! I DO live within a 100 miles of greensboro and i'd love to have you come over and have a beer and i'll tell you how I think it could be

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread rafeb
At 03:53 PM 7/6/01 -0600, Frank Nichols wrote: I took at look at the detail comparison crops (of the label) in Photoshop at 1200%. The SS120 has much smoother transitions in colors (softer?) while the Nikon 8000ED has sharper variations between pixels. I converted both to greyscale and

Re: filmscanners: Nikon LS IV/Nikoscan 3.0

2001-07-06 Thread Ray Amos
Lawrence Smith wrote: Ray, my software ??!! did you write it for Nikon? If not, I hardly think it's your software ;-) If you did then i have a few suggestions for you! I DO live within a 100 miles of greensboro and i'd love to have you come over and have a beer and i'll tell you how

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread Jawed Ashraf
Ah, you have to be in 8-bit mode to do the fade - something I avoid like the plague... Still that's nice, PS making a virtual layer for you for the last operation. Hmm... Jawed -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert E. Wright Sent:

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread Jawed Ashraf
If a gun was pointed to my head I'd have said the scanners were the other way round (I'm an LS40 owner) as I'm used to what I think of as over-saturated colour from my Nikon. But having said that, the LS40 seems to be exceedingly neutral with slides... Jawed -Original Message- From:

RE: filmscanners: Nikon LS IV/Nikoscan 3.0

2001-07-06 Thread Ramesh Kumar_C
Ray Amos wrote: knowhow. I do not think my software is garbage. I don't like you The above sentence suggests that you are associated with Nikonscan software. It's nice to have somebody to take feedback from the actual users of the software. Bye Ramesh -Original Message-

RE: filmscanners: Where to buy

2001-07-06 Thread Jawed Ashraf
As a newbie to this list I have to say I'm struck with a degree of awe at the positive tone of peeps here, their care and thoughtfulness. Jawed -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: 06 July 2001 20:04To:

RE: filmscanners: Nikon LS IV/Nikoscan 3.0

2001-07-06 Thread Jawed Ashraf
I was worried, when I bought my LS40, that NS 3.0 would drive me crazy on my Win98 PC (note, not Win98SE which is recommended - ordinary 98 isn't). It crashed, twice, in 3 days of heavy usage. I was pleased that it was nowhere near as bad as reports led me to expect. Upgrading to 3.1, it

Re: filmscanners: Where to buy

2001-07-06 Thread Peter
Before you jump in read: http://www.photo.net/neighbor/one-subcategory?id=2

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread Julian Robinson
Re Lawrence's test scans... At last a direct comparison! Thank you Lawrence - excellent comparison scans considering it is your first day. The things I guess we are looking for are sharpness, focus, and shadow and highlight detail - I don't think you can really draw any conclusions about

Re: filmscanners: GEM

2001-07-06 Thread Rob Geraghty
Norman Quinn wrote: What scanners come with GEM and ROC. Is Nikon the only scanner with ICE? If you use Vuescan, you can do grain reduction and restoration of colour with all sorts of scanners. :) Rob

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED

2001-07-06 Thread Robert E. Wright
Well, that brings up a whole new subject. Since your are going to convert to 8 bit mode for final output, I think that better than doing Mode changes, although I'm not put out much by that either. Such discussions (16 bit editing vs 8 bit, and mode changes back and forth) are too much theory and

Re: filmscanners: Nikon LS IV/Nikoscan 3.0

2001-07-06 Thread RogerMillerPhoto
Claudiu is obviously frustrated with his software, and I can understand how that can happen. I'm sure that just about everyone on this list knows that scanner software is notorious for being poorly documented, or buggy, or substandard in some way. Most people who buy a film scanner are doing so