filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Pixels per inch vs DPI

2001-10-28 Thread Rob Geraghty
>Is the C70 being sold anywhere around the world now? http://www.epson.com.au/products/home_and_office/C70.html Yes. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Pixels per inch vs DPI

2001-10-28 Thread Rob Geraghty
ce it isn't helping anyone with anything to do with filmscanning as far as I can make out? Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

Re: filmscanners: PSP and 48-bit color question

2001-10-29 Thread Rob Geraghty
> I just tried loading a .tiff file that was scanned in Vuescan at > 48-bits, and I get the following message: > "A predictor of 2 is only supported for LZW compression on 8 and 24 > bit images." > I guess I can go back and scan at 24-bit, but what should I know about > this? Save the file from V

Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Pixels per inch vs DPI

2001-10-29 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Ken Durling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I see you folks recommending these "other" Epsons a lot, that aren't > advertised with the "six color photo" printing.Is there any real > advantage to going with something like the 890 or 1280 over one of > the less expensive office color inkjets? I

Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Pixels per inch vs DPI

2001-10-29 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Arthur Entlich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, It would appear the C70 hasn't made it over the "great water" yet. > It does look like a less expensive version of the C80. Hope it comes > our way soon. I just wish I could buy printers at prices as cheap as in the US. I understand about d

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Pixels per inch vs DPI

2001-10-29 Thread Rob Geraghty
Harvey wrote: > suspect that there comes a point where one has to > realize that unfortunately, with some people, 'you > can lead a horse to water...' It works both ways, Harvey. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: PSP and 48-bit color question

2001-10-29 Thread Rob Geraghty
nochrome other than colour images or previews of them. I have *no* idea why the author used such a strange set of widgets. Anyway, it doesn't switch the monitor or video mode on my computer. I'm running Win98SE with an nVidia card. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: VueScan 7.1.26 Available

2001-10-30 Thread Rob Geraghty
Just replace the vuescan.ini after the new version is installed. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: scanner for contact sheets

2001-10-30 Thread Rob Geraghty
le film's with of 35mm slides or (afaik) negs. I don't know if they have a current model which does this, but their website would be worth a look. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 ppi film scanner

2001-11-01 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Ron Carlson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom's statement is completely contrary to my experience. I 've used the > SS4000 for about a year and a half and I don't spend on average 2 minutes > cloning dust spots or scratches. To this point, I wouldn't have used the > infrared channel even if I had

Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 ppi film scanner

2001-11-01 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Arthur Entlich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think categorically, anyone who can pick up the SS4000 for $450 US is > a happy camper, and I don't think many would argue that. Yeesh. I paid US$800 for my lower spec Nikon LS30. :( (but the SS4000 was US$1500 at the time) Rob

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Bulk scanning with Vuescan

2001-11-01 Thread Rob Geraghty
Maris wrote: >That is my understanding - consecutively numbered files only. Is it possible to set the input directory and the output directory to different values? If so, can't you use identical filenames? Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: OT: Places to ask about lenses?

2001-11-01 Thread Rob Geraghty
ration problems (red aberration). I'm trying to avoid garbage-in-garbage out as much as possible in the scans. :) Replies offlist would be appreciated. Thanks! Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Bulk scanning with Vuescan

2001-11-02 Thread Rob Geraghty
Maris wrote: > Sorry, Rob - you lost me there. What do you mean? > | Is it possible to set the input directory and the output directory to different > | values? If so, can't you use identical filenames? If you have a directory filled with raw files as the input directory, and specify a *differ

Re: filmscanners: OT: Places to ask about lenses?

2001-11-02 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Larry Berman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You failed to mention which camera brand you're using. If Nikon, all their > lenses are color matched. On other forums, like the D1/D1x, it's one of the > things that come up for discussion from time to time. It wasn't actually that important. My curre

Re: filmscanners: Bulk scanning with Vuescan

2001-11-02 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Mike Bloor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rob Geraghty wrote: >> Is it possible to set the input directory and the output directory to >> different values? If so, can't you use identical filenames? > I am doing exactly that at the moment, but am still l

Re: filmscanners: OT: Places to ask about lenses?

2001-11-02 Thread Rob Geraghty
> Optical bang-for-the buck is high with Contax G series. They take a > limited range of top notch Zeiss lenses at great prices. Email me off-list > for 4000 dpi samples. Hi Bob - how much are you talking for a Contax body and lens? Even the base model body and a 50mm or whatever lens is cheap

Re: filmscanners: Re: Nikon LS4000ED inquiry

2001-11-02 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Bill Fernandez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > o You have to decide whether or not to use ICE and/or GEM BEFORE you > scan. You can't do a bunch of scans, examine them, then run ICE > and/or GEM on only the few scans you feel really need them. Have you tried Vuescan? With Vuescan you could save

Re: filmscanners: OT: Places to ask about lenses?

2001-11-04 Thread Rob Geraghty
Hi Alex! > Rob, there are many Mailing Lists and Forums available online > for any major brand (Canon, Minolta, Nikon and Pentax) where you will find a > lot of that brand specialists who can surely advise you about the brand and > third-party lenses you would go with. Thanks. Someone sent me a

Re: filmscanners: OT: Places to ask about lenses?

2001-11-04 Thread Rob Geraghty
Sorry - I have been trying to take this thread offlist and failed to check the reply address on this one. :( FWIW I am looking to borrow a friend's camera to compare the quality of results with his prime lenses. I want to get an idea of just how much improvement I should expect before I run out

filmscanners: 2700ppi a limiting factor in sharpness?

2001-11-04 Thread Rob Geraghty
ix problems with the source. If all my photos were equally fuzzy, I wouldn't know what I was missing. But the ones taken with prime lenses are significantly sharper (duh on my part). Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: 2700ppi a limiting factor in sharpness?

2001-11-04 Thread Rob Geraghty
t least one better lens. I'm not planning to buy a new scanner - I'd much rather spend the money on a new lens! Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: scanner for contact sheets

2001-11-04 Thread Rob Geraghty
;t bright enough, and you'd have to disconnect the internal light in the scanner. The scanners firmware is also optimised for the internal light. YMMV. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

Re: filmscanners: Best solution for HD and images

2001-11-11 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Andrea de Polo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a CreoScitex scanner with attached a, Apple G4 Silver 733 with OS 9.2.1 and 1GB of ram; > I noticed that the internal HD is a slow 5400rpm UltraAta HD; question: since I work only with > Photoshop and my images are about 60mb in size and I just

Re: filmscanners: Vuescan - filenames

2001-11-11 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Ken Durling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On a related note - I kind if wish Vuescan didn't leave it so easy to > overwrite a file, since it doesn't ask you if you want to overwrite > the file of the same name. I've had to rescan a couple when I forgot > to go into files and change the name. Th

Re: filmscanners: Pre scan viewer?

2001-11-11 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Bob Shomler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >How does this equipment manage to make a colour positive and at the same > >time remove the orange mask? > Wouldn't this be the same type of digital image processing as film scanner software > uses to produce a preview of a scanned negative? How is this

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Best solution for HD and images

2001-11-11 Thread Rob Geraghty
other drives. This sort of thing tends to be expensive to set up, just like 0/1! IMO the higher RAID types are fine for servers, but not worth the hassle for home use. I think for home/SOHO use with film scanning, go for striping to get the speed and if you're worried about security, get

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Best solution for HD and images

2001-11-11 Thread Rob Geraghty
f IDE RAID is irrelevent to Mac users? Are there IDE RAID solutions for Mac? Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Best solution for HD and images

2001-11-11 Thread Rob Geraghty
ts tomorrow so I can get an idea of how much difference the lenses made in scanning on the LS30. Rob PS I got two more of my photos on the magazine cover. Scanned with the LS30 and they look great! :) Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: 2700ppi a limiting factor in sharpness?

2001-11-05 Thread Rob Geraghty
rn ISO" text. The setting is hard to find and its significance not obvious. It's generally only a problem for digest users. Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: 2700ppi a limiting factor in sharpness?

2001-11-05 Thread Rob Geraghty
d I might go for Contax or Leica, but I have very limited funds, so the best choice seems to be get a good lens for the gear I already have. Will have to buy another roll of Provia 100F... Obscanning: Has anyone else noticed the difference in sharpness between their lenses when scanning films?

Re: filmscanners: Multiple passes

2001-11-06 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Ken Durling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Someone feel like expounding briefly on the multiple pass technique? It just means the scanner does several passes and combines the result. > I'm using Vuescan and a FS2710, slides and both color and B&W negs. > What is the purpose and what determines t

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: 2700ppi a limiting factor in sharpness?

2001-11-06 Thread Rob Geraghty
rying to figure out whether it's worth the expense for the difference in scans - and at the moment all my photos that are being published are going to the publisher as scans from my LS30. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Slide scanner question.

2001-11-06 Thread Rob Geraghty
the price an dknowing the results from the scanner - unless you have a lot of old dirty films you want to scan. If the films are all clean and new, go for the Polaroid. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: 2700ppi a limiting factor in sharpness?

2001-11-06 Thread Rob Geraghty
i scanner someday. By the time I can afford it maybe they'll be 6000ppi. ;) Thanks for the suggestions. Rob PS Thanks to others who have responded with their experiences of scanning and what impact the lens used has had. Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: 2700ppi a limiting factor in sharpness?

2001-11-06 Thread Rob Geraghty
Dave wrote: >I love making 24x36" prints on an Epson 7000 from 800 speed color negs >shot with a $90 point and shoot. Why? Because they look great. What are you scanning the 800 speed film with, Dave? Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: 2700ppi a limiting factor in sharpness?

2001-11-07 Thread Rob Geraghty
ge we have just > begun to get into. Precisely why I'm looking at getting better glass in front of the film. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: 2700ppi a limiting factor in sharpness?

2001-11-07 Thread Rob Geraghty
es his SS4000 to scan Fuji 800 exposed at a higher speed and gets great results. My only experiences with 800 have been with low light (underexposed) images and was unimpressed with the grain aliasing I saw. Overexposed I don't doubt the story is different! Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROT

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: factor in sharpness

2001-11-08 Thread Rob Geraghty
he LS30. I didn't persist very long! I could make much more headway using T400CN or scanning colour films, so that's mostly what I've been doing. The collimated lightsource in the Nikon seems to highlight the grain in silver based films. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: 2700ppi a l imiting factor in sharpness?

2001-11-08 Thread Rob Geraghty
it's very windy, even if the aircraft only flies quite slowly compared to a general aviation aircraft like a Cessna. Regards, Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: grain in negs/slides

2001-11-08 Thread Rob Geraghty
so peculiar in film structures > that different effects are achieved although both types > of film use dye clouds. FWIW the different dye clouds seem to behave quite differently with light. Colour neg film grain seems to look sharper and more coarse, while slide film grain seems to look smoothe

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: 2700ppi a limiting factor in sharpness?

2001-11-08 Thread Rob Geraghty
h emulsion layers were most sensitive to which intensities of light and therefore what got removed in processing? Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Best solution for HD and images

2001-11-12 Thread Rob Geraghty
(LVD). I'd be impressed if the shipping costs to Oz were similar. Thanks, Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: SS4000 Problem

2001-11-12 Thread Rob Geraghty
o try blowing the dust out of the sensor with compressed air - but check whether opening the case of the scanner voids the warranty. If the scanner is under warranty and the brush doesn't work, the best option may be a warranty repair. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: HP 7400c

2001-11-12 Thread Rob Geraghty
re a problem. "Better" options might be to look at Epson or Umax for small transparencies. I don't know if there's anything "cheap" that will scan a large transparency well. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: SS4000 Problem

2001-11-12 Thread Rob Geraghty
David wrote: >If the carrier seemed to be constantly seeking you may have dirt in the >sensor. There is a brush assembly that you can request, free, from Polaroid >support. David, maybe this is a dumb suggestion but why not add the brush to the standard kit for the scanner? Rob Rob

filmscanners: Comparing the sharpness of scans

2001-11-12 Thread Rob Geraghty
g I noticed was that it was much easier to focus the big lenses because the viewfinder image was much brighter. I just priced a 43mm Pentax prime as an import from Japan. Much cheaper that way for me, as the Australian prices are silly. Now I just need to find US$450... Rob Rob Geraghty [E

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000

2001-11-15 Thread Rob Geraghty
SS4000 and compared the results? Has anyone done any testing on the depth of field on the SS4000? I've heard a lot about the Nikons, but not much about the Polaroid. I'm not disputing there's a problem - I'm just wondering whether the problem persists with other 4000dpi scann

Re: filmscanners: ADMIN: Play nice, or else.

2001-11-16 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Mark Otway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alternatively, you could move the list to a yahoogroups list. Which also allow more than one moderator so the work can be shared. Rob

Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000

2001-11-17 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Bill Fernandez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this regard, but the comments were mild. Other than that I don't > remember anyone anywhere mentioning FOCUS as a problem with the > Polaroid. Strictly speaking, the problem with the Nikon is depth of field, not focus. :) [question to all] Has anyon

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Nikonscan 3.1.1 update

2001-11-20 Thread Rob Geraghty
tion and interface (eg. the word "colour"). There may be other differences such as default measurements in metric instead of imperial, dates etc. I know that with other software eg. PSP, it's not advisable to upgrade a european english version with the US english version or v

Re: filmscanners: Color Negative Film Poll

2001-11-21 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Herb Bauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > recommendations for the "best" out-of-the-box color negative film to use > with a Polaroid SprintScan 4000 and PolaColor SprintScan or Vuescan. I'd suggest Fuji Superia 400. I haven't tried Supra 400 as I can only easily buy it in packs of 5. Rob

Re: filmscanners: Color Negative Film Poll

2001-11-21 Thread Rob Geraghty
> > I'm leaving for my vacation soon, and although I'd like to evaluate my > > camera equipment against various films, film processing and digital > > post-processing, there's really no time. Something else comes to mind - given the current paranoia in the world, you probably want to try to proce

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Epson Perfection 1650 Photo

2001-11-21 Thread Rob Geraghty
t of scanning at "2400dpi" wasn't noticeably different from scanning at 1200dpi and using PSP to resample. Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Nikonscan vs Vuescan

2001-11-21 Thread Rob Geraghty
ng curves in Photoshop or Picture Window Pro it seems easy to me to get a "pleasing" result. *shrug* If Nikonscan gives you what you want, nobody says you have to use Vuescan. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

Re: filmscanners: Novice scanner

2001-11-22 Thread Rob Geraghty
> >...I'm very frustrated that I can't dodge and burn in B&W images. I've > >read an article about simulating these functions by using multiple layers, > >but I haven't learned about layers, yet, and the whole thing was over my head. Try downloading a demo of Paintshop Pro. There's dodge and bu

Re: filmscanners: Nikonscan vs Vuescan

2001-11-22 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Jawed Ashraf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Out of interest, which scanner are you using? > LS40. How many bits does Nikonscan deliver? ISTR it's only 8, but the input is 14? Rob

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Nikonscan vs Vuescan

2001-11-22 Thread Rob Geraghty
Jawed wrote: > No, from the LS40, Nikon Scan will deliver 12 bits > inside a 16-bit file. That would certainly make Nikonscan useful! :) Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: VueScan clipping & flat images

2001-11-22 Thread Rob Geraghty
Window Pro's ability to do levels in colour spaces other than RGB helped a lot. RGB levels in PS tends to shift the colour balance, but HSL levels in PWP doesn't. What am I missing here? Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

Re: filmscanners: VueScan cropping

2001-11-23 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Mark Otway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > with some shots taken on 800 Fuji film which was left over after I shot > some fireworks a few weeks ago, and which produced scans which were just > too grainy with NikonScan. Anything dark will be a problem because large amounts of the image will be clos

Re: filmscanners: To Ed H; was: Vuescan for Minolta Scan Multi Pro

2001-11-25 Thread Rob Geraghty
> So there is a program that listens to the bus and logs everything that goes > through it? Vuescan has a mode which dumps SCSI commands. don't know what other tools Ed may use. > Do they make any basic sense or are they like assembler or > machine language, if those terms are still in use? I

filmscanners: IR channel and softness

2001-11-25 Thread Rob Geraghty
light path, maybe this accounts for some of the softness when removing dust and scratches? Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: VueScan clipping & flat images

2001-11-25 Thread Rob Geraghty
rightness changes, too The manual is misleading. Either the tech writer was trying to explain things in photographic terms of exposure compensation or they were misinformed. > Unless you mean that there is no connection between > Nikon Scan's auto-exposure algorithm and LED brightness. There isn't. The LED brightness is fixed and the exposure is adjusted by varying the integration time. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Color Negative Film Poll

2001-11-25 Thread Rob Geraghty
rces such as the FS2710. For instance, I've found the grain in Fuji 800 print film horrid, but Tony said it was fine. On the other hand Tony was overexposing the 800 while I was (of necessity) underexposing it. I haven't tried Fuji 800 overexposed to look at the difference in appa

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: No luck with Superia 400

2001-11-26 Thread Rob Geraghty
Ken wrote: >Very strange. I've tried everybody's suggestions, scanning under SGH, >NGH, Real 100 (Japan) even Royal Gold 400, but a shot I have of a >blood-red DayLily keeps coming out deep purple. Any ideas? Is there any grey point you can use with Levels to neutralise t

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Superia, CM et al

2001-11-26 Thread Rob Geraghty
>>Ken Durling wrote: >Tried NHG, and it was way off. Haven't tried SHG, and I don't know >why not! Will do and report. I don't know if you've tried this, but have a go at "Generic Colour Negative" and "Neutral" instead of "W

Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Superia, CM et al

2001-11-27 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Ken Durling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Your suggestions are helping. "Generic" and "Neutral" color balance > are getting me closer to at least the right hues, although the > saturation is still way off. Saturation is always low with Vuescan in my experience, but it's easily fixed in an edito

Re: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: No luck with Superia 400

2001-11-27 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Ken Durling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Is there any grey point you can use with Levels to neutralise the image? > This sounds interesting - but I'm afraid I dont' fully understand the > notion. Would you mind explaining a little further? If you use the levels tool in Photoshop and find a sp

filmscanners: Fuji 800

2001-11-27 Thread Rob Geraghty
I just processed a roll of Fuji 800 which has both underexposed frames and overexposed frames. It should give me some idea of the difference in grain. I was momentarily excited when I picked up the roll today because I thought I had captured a meteor. Then I realised it was lens flare. :( I ch

Re: filmscanners: Nikon Coolscan IV - positioning

2001-11-27 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Mark Otway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The latter would suit my desk layout better, but will it affect the > scanner's performance in any way? Is there an optimal position, or will > it make no difference? My LS30 has been lying on its side for about a year now. It works fine. One possible ad

Re: filmscanners: Fuji 800

2001-11-27 Thread Rob Geraghty
> I just processed a roll of Fuji 800 which has both underexposed frames and > overexposed frames. It should give me some idea of the difference in grain. Well, this roll of Fuji 800 doesn't seem to demonstrate the same awful grain I've seen in the past! :-7 Yes, there's quite a lot of grain, b

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Fuji 800

2001-11-27 Thread Rob Geraghty
probably because a lot of the film I've shot lately was Provia 100F. The grain in the 800 is amazingly fine IMO if the film is properly exposed. I just wish I had an underwater camera with a strobe! Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Nikon Coolscan IV - positioning

2001-11-27 Thread Rob Geraghty
e motorised feeder, where film curl causes one end of the frame to be out of focus. So I guess - YMMV. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

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

2001-11-28 Thread Rob Geraghty
Nikon slide feeder is the only option I can think of for batch scanning large numbers of slides. If you really need the 4000dpi and 14bit dynamic range of the LS4000, you'll probably have to find the money. But if the 2700dpi and 12 bits of the LS2000 is enough, a second hand or refurb unit would be worth looking into. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

Re: filmscanners: Portra 400BW profile in VS

2001-11-29 Thread Rob Geraghty
"DRP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am actually testing Portra 400BW , the new chromogenic BW film from Kodak. Interesting - is this replacing T400CN which I hear is being phased out in the US? Rob

Re: filmscanners: S400 final result

2001-11-29 Thread Rob Geraghty
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=455020&size=lg Wow! It's amazingly sharp! But did you intend to leave in the dust and scratches? :-7 Rob

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: S400 final result

2001-11-29 Thread Rob Geraghty
27;s frustrating knowing how much better my photos could be! Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Portra 400BW profile in VS

2001-11-29 Thread Rob Geraghty
Didier wrote: >Farther than the right profile in Vuescan, advices and tips for scanning >chromogenic BW will also be welcome! Isn't there a profile for T400CN in Vuescan? Or you could use the generic setting and convert to greyscale later. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROT

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

2001-11-30 Thread Rob Geraghty
ke enough shine out of the plastic. I've seen some sort of edge effects with some slides on my LS30 but it's a while since I scanned mounted slides. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

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: Nikon motorised feeder

2001-12-02 Thread Rob Geraghty
and I believe it's possible for the mechanism to touch the film where it curls it around. Others have mentioned scratches with the motorised feeder. FWIW I don't think it's ever damaged any of my film. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Correction for daylight slides with artificial light

2001-12-02 Thread Rob Geraghty
assyrian rooms of the British Museum). TIA. Wouldn't autolevels (or manual levels) go a long way toward that? If you have Paintshop Pro 7 there's a colour restoration feature which works really well. In vuescan there's an option in the colour balance for "fluorescent" but

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Correction for daylight slides with artificial light

2001-12-03 Thread Rob Geraghty
r settings was broken - is it still broken? I don't know if anyone regularly uses those settings, but if they're obsolete maybe they should be removed? The only colour settings I tend to use are "White Balance", Neutral and None. Regards, Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: VueScan 7.2.11 Available

2001-12-03 Thread Rob Geraghty
flat. The only real solution for curled film is the flim strip holder. If only the feeder held the film flat! Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

Re: filmscanners: VueScan 7.2.11 Available

2001-12-04 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Julian Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I must not have explained myself well. I understand that the problem is > bowed film - I have a web page devoted to the issue. OK, but having reviewed your web page, you're only talking about colour negative strips in the motorised SA20 adapter. Th

Re: filmscanners: VueScan 7.2.11 Available

2001-12-04 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Julian Vrieslander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is a difference in contrast between the Nikon Scan and VueScan > images, and I did not try to equalize them. But I think you can still > see that the NS image is sharper, and that is because I was able to set > focus on the spot in the enlar

Re: filmscanners: Nikon Scanners, DOF and focus settings (was: VueScan 7.2.11 Available)

2001-12-04 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Ralf Schmode" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > after so many people stating that *all* Nikon filmscanners allegedly have > that DOF problem, it is good to read from someone else who in fact *is* able to > get edge-to-edge sharp scans out of a Nikon. Caveat: I suspect others are wanting more out of t

filmscanners: RE: Automatic "best focus average" solution for selecting focus point? (was RE: filmscanners: VueScan 7.2.11 Available)

2001-12-04 Thread Rob Geraghty
. Even five points would take a long time to do. Nine would be painful. =8^o I don't have the means to measure it, but I'd guess that nine focus measurements would take about as long as using the film strip holder (doesn't help those with mounted slides, I know). Rob R

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Correction for daylight slides with artif...

2001-12-04 Thread Rob Geraghty
ch sounded like it was fluorescent light. >If the film dyes aren't faded, just set "Color|Color balance" >to "White balance". So the "fluorescent" setting in the colour options isn't really needed? [Autolevels] >No, it works fine. Cool. Thanks! Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: VueScan Improvements Was: Re: filmscanners: Polaroid Insight vs. Silverfast AI vs. Vuescan

2001-12-04 Thread Rob Geraghty
film you are scanning, what scanner you're using, etc. Hopefully the basics would translate reasonably well from one *film* scanner to another. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: VueScan 7.2.11 Available (new focus test)

2001-12-05 Thread Rob Geraghty
Julian wrote: > Maybe we should ask Ed to use complex numbers (x +iy) > to represent the focus points I doubt that many folks on the list would have heard of imaginary numbers, but I could be wrong - there's a few electrical engineers out there I think! Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAI

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: VueScan 7.2.11 Available (new focus test)

2001-12-06 Thread Rob Geraghty
to code, but very intuitive for the user. Coordinate systems are not. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

Re: filmscanners: Re:Ls2000/Win XP

2001-12-08 Thread Rob Geraghty
> Have been running Nikon Scan 3.1 and win ME with no problems with the LS2000. > Did an installation of XP now Photoshop or stand along the scanner is not recognised nor the twain drive.. > Have tried reinstall of both PS and Nikon Scan still no avail. > Any hints to rectify the problem? or wh

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Nikon LS-30: High contrasts in slides cause halos!

2001-12-09 Thread Rob Geraghty
ces compares surprisingly well with the SS4000 for colour and sharpness, but not shadow detail. That's to be expected. But then the SS4000 cost twice as much as the LS30 at the time. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Nikon LS-30: High contrasts in slides cause halos!

2001-12-10 Thread Rob Geraghty
Philip wrote: > How much more shadow detail was there in the Polaroid over the LS30. I have > an LS30 and I am still tempted to add the SS4000 while it is still so cheap. > I would probably keep the LS30 for the ICE. There seemed to be a LOT more shadow detail in the Provia 100F slides I tried -

Re: filmscanners: Vuescan and Portra 400BW

2001-12-10 Thread Rob Geraghty
"DRP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To Ed: please think about updating the Kodak negatives list in Vs! AFAIK Ed is limited by the released PhotoCD profiles from Kodak. If Kodak haven't published the profile for Portra, then Ed wouldn't be able to provide one. Rob

Re: filmscanners: Rescans and archiving

2001-12-11 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Mário Teixeira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Arthur Entlich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | Personally, I trust my film to maintain most of its integrity for many > | years to come, so I'm not panicking to get everything on CD-R. > Me too, I trust my color slides longevity -- I am scanning slide

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Filmscanners: OT: E-mail virus

2001-12-11 Thread Rob Geraghty
of mail scanning, because eliminating viruses will reduce the likelihood of network storms resulting from virus propagation. In other words - getting rid of viruses at the server would help the internet be faster and more convenient. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.com

Re: filmscanners: Rescans and archiving

2001-12-12 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Les Berkley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a couple rolls of Kodachrome that my father shot (Leica IIIc) when I > was 3 mos old. That makes them (shudder) over fifty years old. They look > like the day they came back from Kodak. (Hell to scan though.) The archival nature of Kodachrome is a

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Re: Rescans and archiving

2001-12-12 Thread Rob Geraghty
Roger wrote: >At 11:26 PM +1000 12/12/01, Rob Geraghty wrote: >>The archival nature of Kodachrome is awesome. It's a shame that the >>technology is being displaced by ektachrome in that respect. However I >>believe the modern Ektachrome films are much more archiv

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