I'm new to this list. I just purchased a Polaroid Sprintscan 120 with the
Silverfast software. I have some initial impressions to share and some
questions. First, overall the scan quality is, IMHO, excellent and the
scanner is very fast. For medium format I am scanning 6 cm x 9 cm slides
(most
One thing I realize I left out from my previous (long) post about my
experiences with the SprintScan 120 was the alternative to spending $300 on
the Silverfast software. To the extent that Silverfast doesn't offer any
significant advantages over 48 bit editing in Photoshop 6, why not spend
about
Overall, I admit, I like Silverfast. The more I use it, the more I like
it's basic structure, automatic corrections with detailed options for manual
override, i.e., here's what our artificial intelligence thinks you should
do, now go improve on it, if you have the inclination and/or time. The
do
The Polaroid 35 mm slide holder, while basic, works perfectly well in my
experience.
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From: Wilson, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 1:57 PM
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Subject: filmscanners: SS120 first impressions and a few questions.
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Ian's tip about changing the Auto threshold for highlight and shadow did the
trick for 48 bit editing in Lasersoft. I'm now much better able to control
the values in the blackest blacks and whitest whites. . . . So, other than
waiting for Ian to write more tutorials, or just experimenting for co
Hey, Lawrence, how are you making out with the SS120? I'm liking mine
better and better, now that Ian's giving me a few additional pointers on the
SilverFast software. I am a bit concerned about Polaroid's economic
problems and support; hopefully they'll sell a bunch of them so someone will
cont
