RE: filmscanners: Nikon LS40ED - first impressions

2001-11-16 Thread Mark Otway
well first of all if you want they have a bug fix version of Nikon Scan Version 3.1 on their website.. I think the address is www.nikon-imaging.com Thanks. I couldn't access that URL for some reason, but found 3.1 at http://www.nikontechusa.com. I also notice that on that site it

Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000

2001-11-16 Thread tom
Nikon LS 4000 are sharp in the middle of the film area but un sharp out against the sides and corner . The example are from the right side of a slide film. I have to support Mikel. Recently I was able to scan photos with my FS4000 and the same negatives/slides were scanned with Nikon. The

RE: filmscanners: Nikon LS40ED - first impressions

2001-11-16 Thread James Grove
Hi Mark The URL he gave doesn`t exist. Nikon Scan V3.1 does work with XP I use it all the time. Nikon Scan V3.1.1 is due soon, that supposedly fixes various bugs. But Nikon offical line will allows be that it doesn`t support XP, because if they said it did they would have to provide

RE: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000

2001-11-16 Thread Vladislav Jurco
I agree with you Bill absolutely. LS IVED behaves in the same way. I agree with units you mentioned - which applied to real word mean to measure via the software uneveness of film position in the holder which must not be more than 12 units and to put focus in the middle. If the number is higher

Re: filmscanners: ADMIN: Play nice, or else.

2001-11-16 Thread Lloyd O'Daniel
Tony, I appreciate your effort in maintaining the list, and would hate to see it go away. It seems to me, however, that how best to store images generated from filmscanners fully satisfies the issues arising from the use of clause in the charter, and is therefore not off topic. I agree that the

Re: filmscanners: pixels, printer dots, etc

2001-11-16 Thread Arthur Entlich
Hi Ken, One thing I've learned long ago is that simple questions rarely create simple answers. The first problem is that of definition of terms. There are many types of printers used with computers, and there are many different types of each subclass, each using different methods of

Re: filmscanners: Air cleaner

2001-11-16 Thread jimhayes
You might want to consider a HEPA air cleaner over an ionizer cleaner. Ozone created as a byproduct may damage your prints. Honeywell has an extensive line. The Target store chain in US used to carry a good selection, but you can get them at Best Buy, many other places. David Lewiston wrote:

RE: filmscanners: ADMIN: Play nice, or else.

2001-11-16 Thread Mark Otway
Tony, Frankly I have had such a lot of trouble with this list lately, with admin taking up so much time I seldom have time to read up to date, let alone participate. 250 bounce mails today, and that after I spent 1hr weeding dead addresses; complaints from list members about conduct of

Re: filmscanners: Nikon LS40ED - first impressions

2001-11-16 Thread Eric
sorry about that did not remember the website address.. the site also has a firmware upgrade for the scanner also... = - Original Message - From: Mark Otway [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 12:10 AM Subject: RE:

RE: filmscanners: pixels, printer dots, etc

2001-11-16 Thread Austin Franklin
Thank you for that very informative post. There is one issue I believe warrants clarification, IMO. So you don't want to scan at 1440 dpi at full size to deliver a file to an Epson 1440 dpi printer, the driver will just toss all that extra info, The driver should/does not just toss the

Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000

2001-11-16 Thread Moreno Polloni
I had the same focus issues with my 8000 although I did not know it at the time. When I replaced it with a drum scanner and compared scans (120 film) from the drum to those from the 8000, I discovered that the nikon scans were not sharp to the edges. When viewed by themselves, the nikon

Re: filmscanners: pixels, printer dots, etc

2001-11-16 Thread Ken Durling
Arthur - Thank you very much for a considered explanation. I'm studying it! Ken Durling Photo.net portfolio: http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=402251

RE: filmscanners: ADMIN: Play nice, or else.

2001-11-16 Thread Norman Unsworth
Tony, I would hate to see you close the list. I, for one, have learned a lot from many of the members and their contributions and want to thank you fro creating, maintaining and especially contributing to this list. Having said that, I confess I rarely review posts in detail anymore, with the

Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000

2001-11-16 Thread Mikael Risedal
Hello Lawrence Nice to here from you again. What kind of drum scanner and price? Best regards Mikael Risedal -- From: Lawrence Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: filmscanners halftone.co.uk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000

filmscanners: SS120 and Silverfast/Vuescan

2001-11-16 Thread Barbara White
I'm a new owner of this scanner and I'm wondering if anyone else has a problem with Silverfast and Photoshop! So far version 5.2 and 5.5 will not run on my Photoshop (6.0) and the tech guy doesn't seem to know why. Any ideas? Should I just skip it and go to Vuescan? What are the advantages of

filmscanners: Silverfast Update trouble

2001-11-16 Thread mahimahi
Just paid for my update (LS1000) received the orderconfirmation but my password was not included. Anyone know if it will come as a seperate sending. The confirmation page on the site indicates that it will be supplied with the confirmation. Kindest Regards Chris Bangs

Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000

2001-11-16 Thread Brian D. Plikaytis
But a number of months ago you claimed success in focusing by selecting a focus point midway between the center an edge. Are you backing away from this? thanks, Brian -- respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From:

Re: filmscanners: SS120 and Silverfast/Vuescan

2001-11-16 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
Try out Vuescan and see if you like it - trial download is free. The essential differences are that Vuescan is designed to (and does) capture *all* information from the slide or film, and then you adjust color, tone and contrast in Photoshop. Silverfast is designed to do color, tone and

Re: filmscanners: SS120 and Silverfast/Vuescan

2001-11-16 Thread Ian Lyons
Barbara, you'll need to provide a lot more info than it don't work! Lots of folk on this forum know lots about many things, but none have yet claimed any expertise at mind reading. Ian

Re: filmscanners: ADMIN: Play nice, or else.

2001-11-16 Thread Rob Geraghty
Mark Otway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alternatively, you could move the list to a yahoogroups list. Which also allow more than one moderator so the work can be shared. Rob

RE: filmscanners: SS120 and Silverfast/Vuescan

2001-11-16 Thread Hemingway, David J
Barbara, Might need a little bit of info on the definition of does not work. Platform, OS version etc. Also who have you been talking to at Lasersoft? I will say that as Silverfast is a Photoshop Plugin, Photoshop can sometimes cause the problem. Rather than chase it is sometimes easier to

Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000

2001-11-16 Thread Anthony J. Terlecki
I also have just done some tests with my LS4000 and can conclude exactly the same. Differences in 10 or or focus units shows a definite blur in those areas. Some people are mentioning that they use glass and I suppose I must also do this if I am to get sharp scans - what a pain! Are there any