I have recently purchased an Acer ScanWit 2740S to handle my film scanning
needs and have been using it with VueScan (which I love).
When scanning slides (Ektachrome 135-200) the results have been superb; both
for printing (Canon s9000) and web use. My problem has been with negatives.
Since I
Topic: Black and white scans on LS4000 ED and other issues
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Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 13:04:34 +0100
From: Simon Lamb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I tried scanning some Delta 100 black and white negs on a Nikon
Yes.
The new Fuji Provia F series of films use what I would refer to as a
soft edged grain, which, in effect is antialiased to begin with.
This provides a softer transition and is similar to defocusing the grain
slightly.
Velvia, on the other hand, while slow and fine grained and great for
Hi Simon, Thanks for acknowledging that some things I say pan out in
the real world ;-)
The problems you are experiencing with the LS4000ED are:
1) LIGHT Source
2) LIGHT source
3) Light source
(repeat down the page).
The Nikon LED collimated light source doesn't ONLY make DDS (Dust, dirt,
I just posted this to comp.periphs.printers, and I know it is off topic,
BUT, since many filmscanner users might be considering the new lower
priced Epson wide carriage printers, I thought I'd provide this heads up.
Boy, was I excited to see the price on Epson's 24 wide printer drop by
thousands
