filmscanners: Polaroid SS4000 Question - re Autoexposure

2001-12-19 Thread BobGldstn
Does the scanner allow control of the exposure for an individual scan? To explain the question: suppose I have a very dense negative and detail is lost unless there is more light allowed through it during the scan, either by varying the brightness or the time. I know there is an 'autoexposure

Re: filmscanners: RE: Polaroid rebates

2001-12-14 Thread BobGldstn
I sent just that (an ecost 'invoice' printed from the web) along to polaroid, so we'll see if they're acceptable. On 12/6/01 8:35 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lucans, Gunars) >Sender:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ('[EMAIL

filmscanners: Polaroid Insight vs. Silverfast AI vs. Vuescan

2001-12-03 Thread BobGldstn
I have just started using my new Sprintscan 4000. before I invest a lot of time in the learning curve, can anyone recommend which scanner software is best for which users? Insight and Silversoft are included with the scanner, and I could easily get Vuescan. I am an amateur photographer using

filmscanners: Polaroid 4000 35mm Scanner

2001-10-30 Thread BobGldstn
Has anyone had success runing this SCSI scanner with a usb-to-scsi adapter into an Imac? Bob Goldstein 408/253-4489

filmscanners: Canon 4000 ppi film scanner

2001-10-29 Thread BobGldstn
Is there a reason why this scanner gets so little mention on this list? If so few people own them, does that say something about the quality of that product? Based upon normankoren.com and others, one would think this would be a strong contender in today's market, and the subject of more mess