I recently got my hands on a Nikon coolscan 8000 ED scanner pretty
cheap, so I figured I would scan alot of my 6x7 film. In the past I
cut my 6x7 120 film into groups of 3 because that is how they fit neatly
into pages that fit into binders (either 8.5x11 or A4 size). That , I
believe is pretty
Brad Davis wrote:
I intentionally left out one datum that supports a mobo problem. His
sound
system is not working correctly, it isn't stereo, he only has one
channel
It's dead tedious trying to pin these things down, but those 3.5mm stereo
jack sockets are awful things - it's easy to lose
Sorry for the top posting.
The sleeves that film comes back from processing in Japan fit two 6x7 frames
or three 645 frames at a time. Since these are a standard ISO size (A4),
they were being quite reasonable. (Cheap shot against premodern countries
still using 16th century measurement systems.)
I have a similar problem with my pages for my XPAN film and holders
for my Imacon.
My pages need to have things in groups of three.
What I do is cut the film that I want to scan into a two and a one
and then load the single frame into the opposite side of the sleeve.
--- David J. Littleboy
Although I won't go as far as to say all cables are made the same or by
only a few sources, I will say that most off branded cables are made
to similar construction specifications and are often from the same
off-shore locations.
I have opened up several cables over the years when they have failed
You didn't mention what he is scanning... transmissive or reflective.
If he is scanning something like a satin finish semi-glossy photo, I
have seen some scanners pick up sparkles or dots or shadows with
certain irregular surfaces. It does look like noise. Also, does he have
the scanner software
One more thought... you said this guy was an electrician?
Could it be possible he wired his own house?
Bad grounding, dirty power due to bad connections at the outlets,
unbalanced circuit box, interference pick up due to incorrectly wired
outlet (polarization mixed up?).
I know this sounds a
