Re: filmscanners: Minolta Multi Pro

2001-11-30 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 11/29/2001 9:38:28 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The stepper motor can actually move at 9600 dpi, which is evenly divisible by both 4800 and 3200. Regards, Ed Hamrick When the stepper motor moves less than the optical resolution isn't that just a software

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: SS120: Reflections on edge of neg

2001-11-30 Thread Rob Geraghty
Barbara wrote: Well, I tried the magic marker along the edges, both on the edges of the carrier, and on the carrier cover, also. Sorry to say, it didn't work. Wouldn't you need something matte - like a black matte paint for plastic models? Magic marker ink might not take enough shine out of

Re: filmscanners: to David Hemingway: SS120 Reflections at scanborders

2001-11-30 Thread Todd Flashner
This is really no mystery, it's just that the neg holders are fairly thick, and somewhat reflective. This has always been a problem with large format enlargers with their thicker neg holders, and easily fixed. A little matte black paint around the inside edge of the holder goes a long

Re: filmscanners: 6x8

2001-11-30 Thread Moreno Polloni
Is there anyone one the list that could send me a sample exposed roll of medium format 6x8. Not used in the US as far as I can tell. Some use in Europe I think. Want to add it to the software. Anyone who owns a Fuji GX680 would be shooting 6x8, and I believe there's quite a few of them in

RE: filmscanners: Polaroid SS4000 / 4000+ / 120 ???

2001-11-30 Thread David Gordon
Hemingway, David J [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote on Thu, 29 Nov 2001 12:52:57 -0500 I would imagine one could develop a test that showed the differences but I am not sure you would see that much difference on a practical basis. This is between the 4000 and the 4000 + ? Would a reasonable person see

Re: filmscanners: Portra 400BW profile in VS

2001-11-30 Thread DRP
le 29/11/01 17:16, Ned Nurk à [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : i would doubt it - you can only buy it in packs of 5 here in the UK. T400CN has replaced all the standard BW films that non specialist outlets used to sell. You're right, in France we also get Portra BW only in 5 rolls packs. Best

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED nightmares!!!

2001-11-30 Thread Mikael Risedal
Conclusion: If I will have a slow ,banding , and even slower scanner, if I will get rid of the banding - my first choice is Nikon LS 8000. Also add to the conclusion: a scanner who not can scan a film sharp over the whole area ( if the film is not mounted in a glass frame). Do I get this

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED nightmares!!!

2001-11-30 Thread Arthur Entlich
It would make sense that some people would experience worse banding than others if the information I received from several sources is correct. Most scanners use a tri-line CCD sensor chip. In all scanners I know of other than Nikon, this tri-line has filters over each line corresponding to R

Re: filmscanners: Scanning large quantities of slides...

2001-11-30 Thread Arthur Entlich
I'll leave others to comment of appropriate scanners for your needs. If the SS4000 had a bulk loader, it would probably be perfect, but to my knowledge that's still on the drawing board. I do hope you plan of keeping your film image collection someplace where it can be reasonably archived

Re: filmscanners: Polaroid SS4000 / 4000+ / 120 ???

2001-11-30 Thread Lloyd O'Daniel
I can give you my opinion on part of this comparison. I have a SS4000, bought 2 years ago at $1425. A friend of mine recently purchased a SS120. I scanned a couple of 35mm slides on his 120 that I had previously scanned on my 4000. My 4000 scans look great, but the 120 scans shows significantly

Re: filmscanners: VueScan white balance question

2001-11-30 Thread Mark T.
Maybe a dumb question (I'm tired).. :-) Why does my image change so dramatically between white point 0.001 and 0? When tweaking white point, I find I get small useful changes down to 0.001, but if I try to go lower or to zero, the image suddenly drops VERY dramatically in brightness/gamma.

Re: filmscanners: VueScan white balance question

2001-11-30 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 11/30/2001 7:22:44 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Why does my image change so dramatically between white point 0.001 and 0? It's a bug - zero was being treated as the same as setting Color|Color balance to None. I've fixed this, and will release it in 7.2.11.

Re: filmscanners: Polaroid SS4000 / 4000+ / 120 ???

2001-11-30 Thread Cybis
I would think they need the cash. I would say that they deserve their current financial situation in this regard. I have nothing to do with Polaroid except that I own a SS4000. I'm shocked to read this and I feel the need to respond. The financial situation you are talking about, chapter 11

Re: filmscanners: Minolta Multi Pro

2001-11-30 Thread Bernie Ess
Ed, could you tell us some of your impressions about the Minolta Multi Pro when testing it for your software - what about overall sharpness, shadow noise etc. A lot of people out there seem to be interested in getting some well founded impressions of the scanners quality by someone who has seen

filmscanners: How do I pull shadow detail from Nikon4000

2001-11-30 Thread Andy Darlow
Title: How do I pull shadow detail from Nikon4000 For some reason, I can't adjust any of the setting in the Nikonscan software to pull out shadow detail at 1-4x. I can't endure the 16x scanning times. Even if I adjusted the black points, it made no difference. Do I need to use Vuescan or is

filmscanners: Minolta Multi Pro rez for 24x65 panoramic format

2001-11-30 Thread DRP
Hi folks What optical resolution does offer the Minolta multi software for 24x65 negs? If low, could the optical system be turned to max (4800dpi) by Vuescan, like Ed made in the old Minolta MF? Might be a good alternative for XPan users... Thanks and best regards Didier

Re: filmscanners: Minolta Multi Pro rez for 24x65 panoramic format

2001-11-30 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 11/30/2001 10:56:43 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What optical resolution does offer the Minolta multi software for 24x65 negs? If low, could the optical system be turned to max (4800dpi) by Vuescan, like Ed made in the old Minolta MF? You can scan 24 x 65

Re: filmscanners: How do I pull shadow detail from Nikon4000

2001-11-30 Thread Dickbo
Title: How do I pull shadow detail from Nikon4000 More RAM Richard Corbett - Original Message - From: Andy Darlow To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 3:19 PM Subject: filmscanners: How do I pull shadow detail from Nikon4000 For some

Re: filmscanners: 6x8

2001-11-30 Thread Pat Perez
Any chance the SW can be made to scan 6x10? I just aquired a Brooks Veriwide, whose image is 56x92. Definitely not a common size (7 shots per roll of 120). Pat --- Hemingway, David J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there anyone one the list that could send me a sample exposed roll of medium

Re: filmscanners: Minolta Multi Pro

2001-11-30 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 11/30/2001 9:20:31 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: could you tell us some of your impressions about the Minolta Multi Pro when testing it for your software - what about overall sharpness, shadow noise etc. A lot of people out there seem to be interested in getting some

RE: filmscanners: How do I pull shadow detail from Nikon4000

2001-11-30 Thread michael shaffer
Andy writes ... For some reason, I can't adjust any of the setting in the Nikonscan software to pull out shadow detail at 1-4x. I can't endure the 16x scanning times. Even if I adjusted the black points, it made no difference. Do I need to use Vuescan or is there another way? Trying

RE: filmscanners: Nikon LS-2000 and supercoolscan 2000

2001-11-30 Thread michael shaffer
Ronald writes ... Can someone tell me what exactly is the difference between the LS-2000 and supercoolscan 2000? ... Or is it merely a model change when they changed the firmware (which seems to be upgradeable according to what I see on Nikon's web site)? The firmware has always been

Re: filmscanners: Nikon LS-2000 and supercoolscan 2000

2001-11-30 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 11/30/2001 12:06:42 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can someone tell me what exactly is the difference between the LS-2000 and supercoolscan 2000? They're exactly the same thing. Nikon's marketing name is Super CoolScan 2000, but it's also called the LS-2000.

RE: filmscanners: 6x8

2001-11-30 Thread Hemingway, David J
Pat, Early next year we will be coming out with 6 x 17 panoramic support for the SS120. I would think this would due the trick. There will be a glass holder released to handle the 9 x 17 as well as any other odd formats. Regards David -Original Message- From: Pat Perez [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: filmscanners: 6x8

2001-11-30 Thread Barbara White
David: With the glass holders, will there be any problems with newton rings? Barbara Barbara White/Architectural Photography http://www.barbarawhitephoto.com

RE: filmscanners: Polaroid SS4000 / 4000+ / 120 ???

2001-11-30 Thread Hemingway, David J
Lloyd, The SS4000+ will be selling for less than the prices you mentioned although not for the current SS4000 price. Hope that will take some of the sting away but frankly I don't own anything electronic that is not worth a mere fraction of what I paid for it two years ago. If you sold you

Re: filmscanners: Polaroid SS4000 / 4000+ / 120 ???

2001-11-30 Thread Lloyd O'Daniel
Cybis, Point well taken. For what its worth, I too have suffered downsizing and , you're right, it ain't fun. I apologize for the last sentence in that paragraph. I certainly don't believe the employees of Polaroid deserve their current situation, least of all David. I was thinking more of the

RE: filmscanners: to David Hemingway: SS120 Reflections at scan borders

2001-11-30 Thread Hemingway, David J
The petition has been received and is being acted on! David -Original Message- From: Todd Flashner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 2:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: filmscanners: to David Hemingway: SS120 Reflections at scan borders

RE: filmscanners: SS120: Reflections on edge of neg

2001-11-30 Thread Hemingway, David J
I was thinking of trying a Qtip dipped in acetone and run it along the two vertical edges. David -Original Message- From: Barbara White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 12:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:filmscanners: SS120: Reflections on

RE: filmscanners: 6x8

2001-11-30 Thread Hemingway, David J
There should not be as we are using Newton free glass as one of the two pieces. Why only one is Newton free I frankly don't know but I am told that is all that is necessary. David -Original Message- From: Barbara White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 2:07

Re: filmscanners: to David Hemingway: SS120 Reflections at scan borders

2001-11-30 Thread Todd Flashner
Bravo! Your support is exemplary! I hope they pay you well. ;-) Todd The petition has been received and is being acted on! David This is really no mystery, it's just that the neg holders are fairly thick, and somewhat reflective. This has always been a problem with large format

Re: filmscanners: Nikon LS-2000 and supercoolscan 2000

2001-11-30 Thread Jim Snyder
- Original Message - From: Ronald Vyhmeister [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can someone tell me what exactly is the difference between the LS-2000 and supercoolscan 2000? It looks like it may be the best deal to move my slide collection to digital form... It appears they can both use the same

Re: filmscanners: Polaroid SS4000 / 4000+ / 120 ???

2001-11-30 Thread Cybis
Point well taken. For what its worth, I too have suffered downsizing and , you're right, it ain't fun. I apologize for the last sentence in that paragraph. I certainly don't believe the employees of Polaroid deserve their current situation, least of all David. I was thinking more of the CEO,

Re: filmscanners: How do I pull shadow detail from Nikon4000

2001-11-30 Thread Rob Geraghty
Andy Darlow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do I need to use Vuescan or is there another way? You might as well give Vuescan a try. What film are you scanning - is there an obvious reason why it is very dense? Like Velvia, K25, Provia 100F? Rob

filmscanners: ADMIN : LIST MAY VANISH ANY TIME NOW!

2001-11-30 Thread Tony Sleep
Dear All, I regret the filmscanners list will temporarily be suspended whilst it is moved to another server. This was supposed to happen 23:00 tonight, but I am at the mercy of my ISP and they may turn it off at any time today, tomorrow, who knows... they don't seem to. Mail sent to the

RE: filmscanners: Nikon LS-2000 and supercoolscan 2000

2001-11-30 Thread Hersch Nitikman
Based on results with my LS-30, Vuescan now provides essentially everything that ICE3 advertises in any scanner with an IR channel. Hersch At 01:34 PM 11/30/2001 -03-30, you wrote: Ronald writes ... Can someone tell me what exactly is the difference between the LS-2000 and supercoolscan

filmscanners: FW:SS120 reflections on the carrier?

2001-11-30 Thread Hemingway, David J
-Original Message- From: Robert Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 10:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:reflections on the carrier? Could you post this as I am digest-subscribed: Well now I am not so sure I am seeing what I am seeing.

Re: filmscanners: Polaroid SS4000 / 4000+ / 120 ???

2001-11-30 Thread Arthur Entlich
Were you working for LH by any chance? My stock went from $40 US/share to a few cents per share, if that. The employees aren't the only one's who suffer in a business failure. Art Cybis wrote: I would think they need the cash. I would say that they deserve their current financial

Re: filmscanners: Polaroid SS4000 / 4000+ / 120 ???

2001-11-30 Thread Arthur Entlich
I can think of very few computers or their peripherals that keep their value over a two year period. Video cards, memory, hard drives, flatbed scanners, digital cameras, CD-R burners all have tumbled tremendously in price. Software is a bigger joke when it comes to resale. I probably couldn't

RE: filmscanners: 6x8

2001-11-30 Thread Bruce Kinch
There should not be as we are using Newton free glass as one of the two pieces. Why only one is Newton free I frankly don't know but I am told that is all that is necessary. David Newton rings are an interference cancellation from light trying to get through two transparent but reflective