[filmscanners] Re: Another lurker seeking advice

2004-02-29 Thread alan
You take a plastic card--eg, a xerox machine card or a hotel entry key card--and you cut it to the right length and tape it in place. When in Mexico, I used a wooden coffee stirrer. Very low tech, and you can have different cards for slides of different thicknesses. I would post an image, but

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2004-02-28 Thread DotsOnPaper
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[filmscanners] Re: [filmscanners_Digest] filmscanners Digest for Fri 27 Feb, 2004

2004-02-27 Thread Bob Frost
Tom, I bow to your obviously superior knowledge on this. I simply remembered my young days, when learning to get the microscope condenser set up properly was the most important part of using a microscope. I do know that when I switch to using the diffuse light option in the Minolta 5400, the

[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again

2004-02-26 Thread Arthur Entlich
Hi Cliff, I think the majority of the information you indicated is very well to heeded. However, anti-reflective coatings typically do not come off by cleaning, not any cleaner that anyone would dare use on a glass lens mounted in a painted or plastic mount, at least. Anti reflective coatings

[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again

2004-02-26 Thread Arthur Entlich
I didn't read the full reposting, so I wasn't aware it gave the info on cleaning front surface mirror, and I didn't want to reply on my memory as to the process, since one slip-up and the mirror is toast. Personally, I would not over-clean a front surface mirror just because it takes next to

[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again

2004-02-26 Thread Bob Frost
Tom, Surely the whole purpose of collimated light sources is to achieve maximum resolution (I seem to remember this from my light microscopy days many years ago). If you use diffuse light, you will not achieve max resolution: it's equivalent to blurring the image. The Minolta 5400 has a removable

[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again

2004-02-26 Thread HPA
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[filmscanners] Re: [filmscanners_Digest] filmscanners Digest for Fri 27 Feb, 2004

2004-02-26 Thread HPA
Hello Bob, with all respect, I must disagree about condenser light, both from the standpoint of theory and experience. Sharpness, and diffused vs collimated light sources have been a raging debate for decades now, in so far as enlarger light sources are concerned. The most widely available

[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again

2004-02-26 Thread Arthur Entlich
Firstly, the reason the Minolta now comes with a filter is because I, and a couple of other people got together and proved to Minolta their light source was not diffused enough, and was leading to problems with dust and scratches and such causing major headaches. In fact, it happened because a

[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again

2004-02-25 Thread Cliff Ober
Rob, I have done it. I may have disassembled mine farther than absolutely necessary in the process, but I did get a pretty good look at all of it. The CCD is actually mounted at a right angle and is unlikely to have much if any dust on it. The only thing you need to worry about cleaning is the

[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again

2004-02-25 Thread HPA
FWIW, I wrote the repair info posted in Jan 03 by Thomas Maugham, he was reprinting my earlier post. About the front surface mirror cleaning, all of the info is included in this post. What you need to know is to use denatured alcohol, use a tissue to swipe it across the mirror with no pressure,

[filmscanners] SS4000 again

2004-02-24 Thread Rob Geraghty
I gather nobody on the list has attempted to clean the CCD of a SS4000? Rob Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in

[filmscanners] Epson 4870

2004-02-24 Thread
I have a friend in his 70's who just bought an Epson 4870 Scanner based on my recommendation to scan his library of slides. I thought a dedicated slide neg scanner like the LS5000 would be too complicated for him to utilize, and warned him that flatbeds aren't as sharp in scanning slides as

[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again

2004-02-24 Thread Arthur Entlich
Not having lived to talk about it ;-) Are you getting halos around bright areas? Why do you think it needs cleaning? Art Rob Geraghty wrote: I gather nobody on the list has attempted to clean the CCD of a SS4000? Rob

[filmscanners] Re: Another lurker seeking advice

2004-02-24 Thread Paul Roberts
looks familiar? http://www.jessops.com/search/viewproduct.cfm?PRODUCT=REFD3600SMS http://www.braun-phototechnik.de/E/Products/scanner/scanner.htm http://www.reflecta.de/htms.com/p_fil09.htm reflecta seem to sell branded versions of the pacific imaging range, as do jessops (major UK

[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again

2004-02-24 Thread Johnny Johnson
At 10:49 PM 2/24/2004 +1000, Rob Geraghty wrote: I gather nobody on the list has attempted to clean the CCD of a SS4000? Rob Hi Rob, The following was posted in January of '03 on this List by Thomas Maugham: Summary of SS4000 cleaning discussion. HOW DO I KNOW IF MY SCANNER NEEDS CLEANING?

[filmscanners] Topic: SS4000 again

2004-02-24 Thread
Arthur Entlich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not having lived to talk about it ;-) Are you getting halos around bright areas? Why do you think it needs cleaning? Because I had the case open to blow dust out of the stupid carrier sensor and had a look through to the CCD - or perhaps the mirror. I'm

[filmscanners] RE: SS4000 again--use caution when opening the case

2004-02-24 Thread Stan Schwartz
PLEASE: we should add to this: After you have release the catches, slide the cover off very slowly and use a penlight to visualize the wires connecting the switch under the cover to the main unit. These wires are short and if the cover is removed in certain directions, one or more of these

[filmscanners] Re: Topic: SS4000 again

2004-02-24 Thread Arthur Entlich
Somewhere in the archives of this list there was a discussion about cleaning front surface mirrors, I believe. I think a camera repairman provided a primer on the method without damaging the surface. You may be correct that the inability to autofocus might be dirt on either the mirror or the

[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 again--use caution when opening the case

2004-02-24 Thread Arthur Entlich
If I recall correctly, this problem with short wires was an early version design flaw which Polaroid/Microtek corrected, and had a recall on some years ago. But some may still have the problem, so its a good warning. Art Stan Schwartz wrote: PLEASE: we should add to this: After you have

[filmscanners] Re: Device interface and Windows 2000

2004-02-23 Thread Arthur Entlich
Hi Jim, This sounds like a newer mainboard which, chances are, has a perfectly fine set of VIA chips. Older VIA chipsets (like from 3-4 years ago) were problematic (Like on my Asus P3V133 board). Hopefully the flashing of the bios will settle things. Art James L. Sims wrote: Art, The

[filmscanners] Re: Device interface and Windows 2000

2004-02-23 Thread James L. Sims
So far, so good, Art. You are right - the older VIA chipsets were a real pain. Maybe they've got their act together with the later ones. Jim Arthur Entlich wrote: Hi Jim, This sounds like a newer mainboard which, chances are, has a perfectly fine set of VIA chips. Older VIA chipsets (like

[filmscanners] Re: Oh no! Not another which one should Ibuy question.

2004-02-23 Thread Ed Lusby
I want to thank everyone for taking the time to respond. I hope that sometime I will learn a little and be able to pay back the group to some extent. Ed Lusby Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with

[filmscanners] Another lurker seeking advice

2004-02-23 Thread Carlisle Landel
Hello, Another lurker jumps in! I've been following the answers to Ed Lusby's question about Kodachrome, the Nikon 5000 and bulk loaders. I have a similar series of question, but with a different emphasis: As near as I can tell, the Nikon line is the only one with a bulk loader for slides. Is

[filmscanners] Sharpening and Grain

2004-02-23 Thread Howard Grill
Hi Art, I am sharpening using what I feel is a superb product...PhotoKit Sharpener. The results I am getting are better than when I 'self sharpened' with USM. The prints, when enlarged, seem to have too much grain for my taste prior to the image being what I feel is sharp enough. The slides are

[filmscanners] Re: Another lurker seeking advice

2004-02-23 Thread
In a message dated 2/23/2004 12:52:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Has anybody seen any reviews that compare the Nikon 5000 with its predecessors? I.e., are there significant improvements, or would one be just as well served by buying a 4000, since the price on these

[filmscanners] Re: Another lurker seeking advice

2004-02-23 Thread Ed Lusby
It's good to have the company of another lurker. I did find one other scanner with bulk feeding capabilities, the Pacific Image Powerslide 3600 USB/1394 interface (3600dpi). The one good thing about this scanner is price: less than $700! It has the ability to use a slide magazine or a carousel

[filmscanners] Re: Another lurker seeking advice

2004-02-23 Thread Wade Lawrence
We received our Nikon 5000 and slide feeder about 2 weeks ago from CDW (USA). Haven't gotten to put it through its paces yet -- just a quick scan to make sure it worked, which it did. -- Wade Lawrence On Feb 23, 2004, at 3:38 PM, Ed Lusby wrote: However, I don't think the Nikon is available yet

[filmscanners] Re: Device interface and Windows 2000

2004-02-22 Thread James L. Sims
Art, The mainboard (Gigabyte GA-7VAXP) was new last January and has a KT400 (PAC) and VT8235 (PSIPC) chipsets. Unfortunately, they are VIA chipsets. I almost did not buy this mainboard because it had VIA chipsets but, in talking to AMD, an engineer there said that this was a good mainboard and

[filmscanners] Re: Device interface and Windows 2000

2004-02-22 Thread James L. Sims
Art, I believe it's in the VT8235 chipset. Jim Arthur Entlich wrote: I'm stumped. Which chip set is used for USB on your mainboard? Art James L. Sims wrote: Thanks Laurie, the USB controllers are on the motherboard and I haven't upgrade the BIOS. I am not using an external hub. One of

[filmscanners] RE: [filmscanners_Digest] filmscanners Digest for Sun 22 Feb, 2004

2004-02-22 Thread Howard Grill
Petru...Thanks for your response. I looked at your Black and White sample from your website..though I have to admit I looked at it in the web browser as opposed to in Photoshop. While it looks to me that Neat Image did a nice job removing grain it also looked to me like there was also a loss in

[filmscanners] RE: Device interface and Windows 2000

2004-02-22 Thread Laurie Solomon
I have a 6in1 internal card reader that, once ejected or unplugged, won't come back without a system restart. The only devices that do not cause any problem are the Epson printer (USB) and Polaroid 120 scanner (Firewire). Not specifically on your problem; but sometimes if the unpluging and

[filmscanners] Re: Device interface and Windows 2000

2004-02-22 Thread James L. Sims
I had tried the Rescan for Hardware routine in Device Manager, Laurie, to no avail. So far, things seem to be working OK with the new BIOS flash. I agree that USB is finicky and why the new keyboards and pointing devices have USB interface is beyond me. I recently had a new pointing device give

[filmscanners] Re: [filmscanners_Digest] filmscanners Digestfor Sun 22 Feb, 2004

2004-02-22 Thread Petru Lauric
Howard Grill wrote: Petru...Thanks for your response. I looked at your Black and White sample from your website..though I have to admit I looked at it in the web browser as opposed to in Photoshop. This comment was about the color photos, so don't worry about it. While it looks to me that

[filmscanners] Re: Grain In scanned 35mm film

2004-02-21 Thread Petru Lauric
Howard Grill wrote: How effective are products like Grain Surgery, Neat Image and Noise Ninja at removing what appears to be film grain after sharpening images scanned at 4000 ppi. So far my experience with Neat Image has been very good. For an example see the paragraph that talks about bw scans

[filmscanners] Re: Oh no! Not another which one should I buyquestion

2004-02-21 Thread alan
I am having very good luck scanning old Kodachrome (not sure if 64 or 25) 35mm slides with a Nikon 4000. I have to work to recover the color, but Vuescan does 50% of the work for me. Some of the slides have a funny surface--probably lacquer that has aged--and the IR does a good job of removing it.

[filmscanners] Re: Oh no! Not another which one should I buy question

2004-02-21 Thread Sam McCandless
I have a Polaroid 4000 (not Plus), Ed, and it seems to scan my old slides, Fujichrome as well as Kodachrome, well, at least with the LaserSoft SilverFast software. No bulk loader, though, at least not as far as I know, and I wouldn't say it's fast either. -- Sam I've been lurking in the group

[filmscanners] Re: Oh no! Not another which one should I buy question

2004-02-21 Thread Bob Frost
I get some very strange effects on old Kodachrome 25 - 1960/70 vintages. Shadow detail on faces can go very peculiar. Have given up using ICE on Kodachrome, which has the advantage that the images are crisper on my 4000. Bob Frost. - Original Message - From: Paul D. DeRocco [EMAIL

[filmscanners] Re: Oh no! Not another which one should I buy question

2004-02-21 Thread
The new Minolta 5400 is intriguing, but I don't think there is a bulk loader for it. Plus it seems to be at least 3X slower than the new Nikon5000. I have a 5400 and it copes well with Kodachrome - provided you don't expect to use the ICE functionality. I've never had another film

[filmscanners] Re: Oh no! Not another which one should I buy question

2004-02-21 Thread Preston Earle
Ed Lusby wrote: I've been lurking in the group for a long time, but now I'm actually going to buy a scanner. Most of my old slides are Kodachrome64, so I haven't been encouraged by the postings here regarding the difficulty of Kodachrome scans. Is there any scanner that scans kodachrome well? The

[filmscanners] Grain In scanned 35mm film

2004-02-21 Thread Howard Grill
How effective are products like Grain Surgery, Neat Image and Noise Ninja at removing what appears to be film grain after sharpening images scanned at 4000 ppi. My 35mm film is scanned on a Polaroid SS4000 Plus and taken on Velvia and Provia...so the film is fine grained. But I still find the

[filmscanners] Re: Grain In scanned 35mm film

2004-02-21 Thread David J. Littleboy
Howard Grill [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: How effective are products like Grain Surgery, Neat Image and Noise Ninja at removing what appears to be film grain after sharpening images scanned at 4000 ppi. My 35mm film is scanned on a Polaroid SS4000 Plus and taken on Velvia and Provia...so the film

[filmscanners] Re: Device interface and Windows 2000

2004-02-21 Thread Arthur Entlich
I'm assuming the card reader is USB 1.1 Is the USB hub you are using powered externally, or by the USB connection from the computer? Which USB chipset is in your system? Is it an older VIA set? Have you checked is new drivers might be available for the card reader, since it sounds that it is

[filmscanners] Re: Device interface and Windows 2000

2004-02-21 Thread Arthur Entlich
I'm stumped. Which chip set is used for USB on your mainboard? Art James L. Sims wrote: Thanks Laurie, the USB controllers are on the motherboard and I haven't upgrade the BIOS. I am not using an external hub. One of the devices, however, is a 6-in-1 card reader that connects to on of the

[filmscanners] Re: Grain In scanned 35mm film

2004-02-21 Thread Arthur Entlich
Hi Howard, How are you sharpening the images? Do you sharpen the RGB image or go into lab mode and sharpen the luma channel? That method may lessen apparent grain for large prints. Is it possible you are oversharpening the image. Many of the programs you speak of use smoothing algorithms which

[filmscanners] RE: Scanner for 6x6

2004-02-20 Thread Bernie Kubiak
I've used my Epson 2450 to good effect scanning 645 and 6x6 negatives and slides, so I would imagine the 3200 would do well. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex Z Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 1:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

[filmscanners] Re: Device interface and Windows 2000

2004-02-20 Thread Charles Knox
This will quite likely work, and at least save you the restart: Enter Device Manager (Windows/Pause -- Hardware -- Device Manager) Right-click on Computer and select 'scan for hardware changes' At 06:54 PM 19-02-04 -0600, you wrote: True, Les, but my problem is that the device doesn't come

[filmscanners] Oh no! Not another which one should I buy question

2004-02-20 Thread Ed Lusby
I've been lurking in the group for a long time, but now I'm actually going to buy a scanner. Most of my old slides are Kodachrome64, so I haven't been encouraged by the postings here regarding the difficulty of Kodachrome scans. Is there any scanner that scans kodachrome well? The other

[filmscanners] Re: Scanner for 6x6

2004-02-20 Thread ?ISO-8859-1?Q?H=E5kon_T_S=F8nderland?=
Bernie Kubiak wrote: I've used my Epson 2450 to good effect scanning 645 and 6x6 negatives and slides, so I would imagine the 3200 would do well. How is this one: http://www.epson.co.uk/sohoprod/imaging/scanner/perf4870/spec.htm Compared to the 3200? The specs give both a higher resolution

[filmscanners] RE: Oh no! Not another which one should I buy question

2004-02-20 Thread Paul D. DeRocco
From: Ed Lusby I've been lurking in the group for a long time, but now I'm actually going to buy a scanner. Most of my old slides are Kodachrome64, so I haven't been encouraged by the postings here regarding the difficulty of Kodachrome scans. Is there any scanner that scans kodachrome

[filmscanners] RE: Device interface and Windows 2000

2004-02-19 Thread Les Berkley
Hello! Not sure about Win 2K, but under XP, there is a Safely Remove Hardware icon that shows up in the Taskbar. You select the piece of hardware you want to remove, and a few seconds later, it tells you it is OK to remove it. Les -Original Message- Subject: [filmscanners] Device

[filmscanners] Epson 2450 for 4x5

2004-02-19 Thread Berry Ives
I just wanted to say that I scanned a 4x5 color neg (Agfa) with my new 2450 flatbed, using the film scanning method in manual mode, making a ~100MB file (48-bit depth). Brought it into PS Elements, which reduced it to 24-bit, cropped it, and sent it to my new 2200 printer. No adjustments in PS.

[filmscanners] RE: Device interface and Windows 2000

2004-02-19 Thread Laurie Solomon
First are your USB controllers on your motherboard or are they addin PCI adapter cards? If the first, you may need to upgrade your BIOS for your motherboard; or you could install a PCI USB adapter card in an open PCI slot which would avoid the motherboard controllers and BIOS. Secondly, are you

[filmscanners] Scanner for 6x6

2004-02-19 Thread Alex Z
Hi. Recently, being thrilled by medium format, just a few minutes ago I stepped in winning the Ebay auction for Rolleicord Vb (6x6 TLR). So far I used to digitize everything out of my EOS-3 by my Nikon LS-40, however now I'll be stumbled with 6x6 that I'll not be able to scan with conveniece.

[filmscanners] RE: Scanner for 6x6

2004-02-19 Thread
Would be glad to hear your opinions/recommendations within very reasonable price range (including used). One thing is for sure: dedicated MF scanners are definitely out of my price range (kind of Nikon 8000 or 9000 or Minoltas). Alex, If you are somewhat technically inclined, the Leafscan

[filmscanners] Re: Scanner for 6x6

2004-02-19 Thread Alex Z
Thanks Austin, I am. :-) But I suspect teh Leafscan 45 (of Scitex, right ?) costs a fortune, doesn't it ? Alex --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would be glad to hear your opinions/recommendations within very reasonable price range (including used). One thing is for sure: dedicated MF scanners

[filmscanners] RE: Scanner for 6x6

2004-02-19 Thread
You can pick up a mint one, late model with 4.1 firmware, with rotating film holders, for around $1200. Check eBay, and/or subscribe to the Leafscan Yahoo group. Regards, Austin Thanks Austin, I am. :-) But I suspect the Leafscan 45 (of Scitex, right ?) costs a fortune, doesn't it ? Alex

[filmscanners] Re: Device interface and Windows 2000

2004-02-19 Thread James L. Sims
True, Les, but my problem is that the device doesn't come back until I restart Windows. Jim Sims Les Berkley wrote: Hello! Not sure about Win 2K, but under XP, there is a Safely Remove Hardware icon that shows up in the Taskbar. You select the piece of hardware you want to remove, and a few

[filmscanners] Re: Device interface and Windows 2000

2004-02-19 Thread James L. Sims
Thanks Laurie, the USB controllers are on the motherboard and I haven't upgrade the BIOS. I am not using an external hub. One of the devices, however, is a 6-in-1 card reader that connects to on of the internal USB connectors. Currently, USB devices total 4 - Epson 1640 Scanner, Epson 1200

[filmscanners] Cleaning a Polaroid SS4000

2004-02-19 Thread
We have a Polaroid SS4000 film scanner which appears to have a lot of dust on the CCD. I've already had to use high pressure air to clear the tray sensor a number of times, but I'm wary of using the same high pressure air on the CCD itself. We're talking 10,000 KPa medical compressed air. Does

[filmscanners] Re: Canon 4000US?

2004-02-18 Thread Ed Lusby
I saw one for sale a few days ago at Fry's in San Diego for $899. They also have a website-maybe you could get it there. Ed Lusby Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners'

[filmscanners] Re: ADMIN: List temporary suspension for maintenance

2004-02-18 Thread Arthur Entlich
Hi Tony, How nice to know you're still there. Good luck with the upgrade. They strike fear and terror in my heart, personally ;-) Art Tony Sleep wrote: Please note that at some time in the next few days, the listserver will be taken offline and be upgraded with new mobo/CPU and OS/software

[filmscanners] RE: Off Topic: About those USB flashmemorydrives...

2004-02-18 Thread Bob Aldridge
Basically, Art, for what you want to do, you have to connect a USB client to a USB host. The host then does all the computing to direct the traffic. Unfortunately, both memory device and camera are USB clients, so neither is capable of directing the operations. For what it's worth, my Toshiba

[filmscanners] Re: [filmscanners_Digest] filmscanners Digest for Thu 19 Feb, 2004

2004-02-18 Thread HPA
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 00:00:01 - To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners_Digest] filmscanners Digest for Thu 19 Feb, 2004 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Topic: [filmscanners] ADMIN: List temporary

[filmscanners] Re: Off Topic: About those USB flashmemorydrives...

2004-02-17 Thread Arthur Entlich
Hi Bob, Thanks again for the explanation. Since there seems to be not a lot of film scanner traffic I hope no one is objecting to our discussion on the list. This camera is designed to do a few things that may be relevant to this discussion. It is designed to work with a docking station (It's

[filmscanners] Canon 4000US?

2004-02-17 Thread Jeff Lowenthal
Does anyone have any information about a possible replacement for this unit? I ask because suddenly it appears to be available from only a few sources, including Adorama and Smile Photo Video, neither of which I particularly want to deal with. (Based on many unfavorable consumer reviews.) Neither

[filmscanners] ADMIN: List temporary suspension for maintenance

2004-02-17 Thread Tony Sleep
Please note that at some time in the next few days, the listserver will be taken offline and be upgraded with new mobo/CPU and OS/software rebuild. It has become very temperamental and unstable lately and is driving me crazy. Because I have to fit doing this around work etc, and upgrading another

[filmscanners] Re: Off Topic: About those USB flash memorydrives...

2004-02-16 Thread Bob Shomler
I was wondering if, rather than buying Secure Digital cards, is there some way to use these USB jump disks to download the image files without special software, or can I load the software onto the jump disk so it will communicate with the camera and allow a download of the image files? Hello Art.

[filmscanners] Re: Off Topic: About those USB flash memorydrives...

2004-02-16 Thread Bob Shomler
Oops. It looks like the The San Jose Mercury technology column I referenced was from last Monday -- a week ago. So today, 16 February, might be its last day for free access. Bob Shomler Unsubscribe by

[filmscanners] Off Topic: About those USB flash memory drives...

2004-02-16 Thread Arthur Entlich
I have a question that maybe someone will know the answer to. Since it is off topic you might wish to email me in private mail. I recently bought a small snapshot digital camera which has 16 megs of internal memory and takes Secure Digital memory for expansion. I was wondering if, rather than

[filmscanners] Re: high-iso scanning: minolta 5400 or nikon LS-50??

2004-02-16 Thread simpy
Hello Art, Many thanks for your answer. I think I will definitely go for one of the models with dICE! I have a lot of older, dusty films lying around and especially on negatives this shows up rather easily. I have spent too much time just removing dust, so if I *can* avoid it, I will, even if it

[filmscanners] Re: Off Topic: About those USB flash memory drives...

2004-02-16 Thread James L. Sims
May be off topic, Art, but the constantly expanding variety of memory media for digital cameras is a real headache. When I dropped my Fuji 6900 last month (actually, my cat tripped me and I fell on it), I replaced it with a Canon Digital Rebel because it uses Compact Flash memory media cards.

[filmscanners] Re: Off Topic: About those USB flash memorydrives...

2004-02-16 Thread Arthur Entlich
Hi Bob, Thank you for both the detailed explanations and the link. I did look at the newspaper link, and it has some interesting suggestions. About a year or more ago, I wrote Sony and suggested that they remove the CDR/RW drive from their high end Malvica cameras and make it an add on, with a

[filmscanners] Re: Off Topic: About those USB flash memory drives...

2004-02-16 Thread
Fuji and Olympus have moved from Smartmedia to xD cards, which aren't the same as SD/MMC cards. Canon have started using SD cards in their smaller cameras now, so I think I see where the wind is blowing. In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James L. Sims) wrote: May be off topic,

[filmscanners] Re: Off Topic: About those USB flashmemorydrives...

2004-02-16 Thread Bob Shomler
One think I still don't quite understand. My digital camera, as soon as it is attached to the USB port of my computer and turned on, obviously communicates with the computer, because the LCD screen of the camera reads Communicating with computer and the computer launches the downloading software,

[filmscanners] Re: high-iso scanning: minolta 5400 or nikon LS-50 ??

2004-02-15 Thread Arthur Entlich
Hi Simon, I think you have a good basic understanding of your options. Grain Aliasing is going to likely be a problem with any scanner in the 2400-2900 dpi range, especially with a higher grain film like ASA/ISO 800 types. I also own a DS II, and I know from where you speak about grain and dust

[filmscanners] Re: high-iso scanning: minolta 5400 or nikon LS-50 ??

2004-02-15 Thread Paul Roberts
I've seen there is now a DS IV out now as well, it's hard to tell from the specs what has an IR channel and what hasn't. Best Wishes Paul Roberts mail at Paul-Roberts dot com - Original Message - From: Arthur Entlich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 15,

[filmscanners] Re: high-iso scanning: minolta 5400 or nikon LS-50??

2004-02-15 Thread Arthur Entlich
I just read over the specs for the DS IV. The main improvement on it is that it is now 3200 dpi rather than 2820 dpi. This may be enough to reduce grain aliasing. They claim new optics, a new transport, still using 16 bit AD and still USB 2.0. Some changes in software, but I don't see IR

[filmscanners] high-iso scanning: minolta 5400 or nikon LS-50 ??

2004-02-14 Thread simpy
Hello, I've been using a Minolta Scan Dual II to scan my films for the past year. However, I had the unit on loan and recently had to return it. Therefore I'm in the market for a new scanner. Based on my experience with the DS2, it should 1) have an IR channel. With the DS2 I have noticed that

[filmscanners] Kodak RFS 3600

2004-02-14 Thread Peter Towers
Has anyone had any joy with this scanner? Trying to use it admittedly on an old Mac PPC beefed up to G3, but it freezes and or stops part way through a scan. Just about ready to hoof it through the window!! Any comments or advice most welcome Peter -- Peter Towers Photographer 2 Rockal Street

[filmscanners] Discussion forum for VueScan

2004-02-09 Thread Thomas Maugham
Does anyone know of a discussion forum specifically for VueScan? TIA Tom Maugham Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as

[filmscanners] Re: Discussion forum for VueScan

2004-02-09 Thread Henk de Jong
Does anyone know of a discussion forum specifically for VueScan? news:comp.periphs.scanners With kind regards, Henk de Jong -- http://www.hsdejong.nl/ Nepal and Burma (Myanmar) - Photo Galleries

[filmscanners] Re: Discussion forum for VueScan

2004-02-09 Thread Bill Wood
Try also: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VueScan/ Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4:14:11 PM Monday, February 09, 2004 Does anyone know of a discussion forum specifically for VueScan? news:comp.periphs.scanners With kind regards, Henk de Jong -- http://www.hsdejong.nl/ Nepal and Burma (Myanmar) -

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2004-02-04 Thread filmscanners
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[filmscanners] LS-2000 film feeder

2004-02-04 Thread Paul D. DeRocco
Another thread reminded me that I've got a film strip feeder that keeps malfunctioning. It draws the strip in a ways and then spits it out again. Once in a while it works. I've done all the obvious things, cleaning it, cleaning its contacts, upgrading the firmware, rebooting the PC, etc. Does

[filmscanners] new Nikon scanners

2004-02-04 Thread Jim Levitt
My Polaroid Sprintscan 4000 has just died on me. The repair charges are not cost effective. I will need a replacement. Does anyone have hands-on experience with the new Nikon 5000 scanner? Does it output clearly superior scans to those produced by the Polaroid (or equivalent Microtek?). I realize

[filmscanners] Re: new Nikon scanners

2004-02-04 Thread
Just curious, where did you get the repair quote from? My Sprintscan 120's dead I can't even get Polaroid to answer my e-mails about where the nearest repair deopt is. (and, of course, how much did they quote you?) Jim Levitt wrote: My Polaroid Sprintscan 4000 has just died on me. The repair

[filmscanners] Re: new Nikon scanners

2004-02-04 Thread Eric C
If you are in the UK I think it is about £400. On 4/2/04 4:19 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just curious, where did you get the repair quote from? My Sprintscan 120's dead I can't even get Polaroid to answer my e-mails about where the nearest repair deopt is. (and, of

[filmscanners] Re: new Nikon scanners

2004-02-04 Thread Arthur Entlich
The main difference between the SS4000 and the NIkon scanners has to do with the light source. The Polaroids use cold cathode fluorescent, while the Nikons use LEDs. With the Nikons that are currently on the market (not speaking of the new ones) the LEDs they used were unable to supply bright

[filmscanners] Re: new Nikon scanners

2004-02-04 Thread alan
I've scanned 3,000 slides on my LS4000ED. I don't know if that is a lot or a few. Almost all with the auto slide feeder. No problems (knock on wood). A [EMAIL PROTECTED] at Thu, 5 Feb 2004 00:13:25 + said: As to the question about Nikon scanner reliablity. My LS4000 failed at 13 months, one

[filmscanners] new Nikon scanners

2004-02-03 Thread
My Polaroid Sprintscan 4000 has just died. I need a replacement. Does anyone have hands-on experience with the new Nikon 5000 scanner? Is it significantly better than the Polaroid, aside from the infrared cleaning? Have the Nikons film scanners proven to be mechanically reliable in general?

[filmscanners] Re: new Nikon scanners

2004-02-03 Thread Major A
Have the Nikons film scanners proven to be mechanically reliable in general? in general, yes. I have used my LS-4000 scanner quite heavily since it was first released (bought one of the first ones out in .JP) and it's worked just fine. Roll film adapter, slide feeder, manual, works fine. I

[filmscanners] new Nikon Coolscans: help needed

2004-02-02 Thread Major A
Hi, I'm the maintainer of the coolscan2 backend in SANE, the UNIX/Linux scanning system. I'd like to add support for the new Coolscan models (LS-50, LS-5000, LS-9000). If you have access to one of these and wouldn't mind helping by testing, please let me know. Only minor changes should be

[filmscanners] Re: [filmscanners_Digest] filmscanners Digest for Tue 3 Feb, 2004 .. NEWTOPIC

2004-02-02 Thread Frank K-F
RE: Epson R800 Photo Printer Am in the market for a photo printer .. the 2200 is more than I need -- the R800 looks about where I might go. I seek your view on this new offering from Epson. Frank Keresztes-Fischer = [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[filmscanners] Re: the histogram in Nikonscan

2004-01-27 Thread Wade Lawrence
Would you mind sharing that luminosity curve with us? It sounds like something I could use. -- Wade Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Check out my online photo gallery (work in progress) at http://www.wadelawrence.com On Jan 20, 2004, at 7:21 PM, Jawed Ashraf wrote: By default when Nikon Scan

[filmscanners] Re: Kodak dropping 35mm and APS cameras in N.A.

2004-01-25 Thread Paul Roberts
it's being hyped by the NEW camera companies, i saw a presentation by HP last weekend when the speaker plugged the Kodak news as a reason to buy a digital compact. have fuji make any announcements like this, i haven't heard any and fuji have released several new emulsions in the last year.

[filmscanners] RE: Kodak dropping 35mm and APS cameras in N.A.

2004-01-25 Thread Bernie Kubiak
When last I looked, Fuji stock wasn't traded in the US. That means Fuji's managers are freer to follow what they think the market trends are rather than the opinions of stock analysts. EKC has been getting hammered by not doing digital fast enough. It's now shedding employees left and right,

[filmscanners] RE: Silverfast Aquisition

2004-01-25 Thread Howard Grill
This is what has me confused. During the Silverfast acquisition I choose a shadow area and tell Silverfast to make this location, say, 12. Everything below 12 would then go to pure black when printed. Now I open the image, after scanning, in Photoshop and this area that I called 12 is now,

[filmscanners] Re: Kodak dropping 35mm and APS cameras in N.A.

2004-01-25 Thread David J. Littleboy
Paul Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks: it's being hyped by the NEW camera companies, i saw a presentation by HP last weekend when the speaker plugged the Kodak news as a reason to buy a digital compact. have fuji make any announcements like this, i haven't heard any and fuji have released

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