Re: filmscanners: Acer Scanwit 2720 problems

2001-01-31 Thread Tom Christiansen
Hi again, >it sounds like you have a bad lamp or ccd sensor, I get good results from >mine. >I prefer to use Vuescan. Let us know how Acer does with service. Well, after receiving some help and second opinions from someone who contacted me off list, I have come to the conclusion that the scann

Re: filmscanners: Acer Scanwit 2720 problems

2001-01-30 Thread Tom Christiansen
Hi Peter, >If you haven't already seen it, take a look at this site: >http://www.photoscientia.co.uk/Review.htm Seen that one. That's one of the rewievs that made me buy this scanner. I'm getting nowhere near his results. However, I don't know if his images are a result of hours of curve fitti

Re: filmscanners: Acer Scanwit 2720 problems

2001-01-30 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 1/30/2001 1:23:58 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Does the Acer have the IR channel that I understand is necessary to make use > of Vuescan's "Clean" feature? No, only the ScanWit 2740 has the infrared channel. Regards, Ed Hamrick

Re: filmscanners: Acer Scanwit 2720 problems

2001-01-30 Thread IronWorks
Does the Acer have the IR channel that I understand is necessary to make use of Vuescan's "Clean" feature? Maris - Original Message - From: "Peter Marquis-Kyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 5:20 AM Su

Re: filmscanners: Acer Scanwit 2720 problems

2001-01-30 Thread Herm
it sounds like you have a bad lamp or ccd sensor, I get good results from mine. I prefer to use Vuescan. Let us know how Acer does with service. Tom Christiansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi List, > >I'm experiencing some problems with the Acer ScanWit I bought two weeks >ago. Before I call

Re: filmscanners: Acer Scanwit 2720 problems

2001-01-30 Thread Peter Marquis-Kyle
Hi Tom If you haven't already seen it, take a look at this site: http://www.photoscientia.co.uk/Review.htm Cheers Peter Marquis-Kyle - Original Message - From: "Tom Christiansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 4:13 PM Subject: filmscanners:

RE: filmscanners: Acer Scanwit 2720 problems

2001-01-30 Thread Tom Christiansen
Hi, Oops... I think my first mail got out twice. >I sent it back and got a Nikon LS30. The thing you should >realise is that scanning film is a lot harder than scanning >a print - there's a *lot* less data in a print than on the >film. Which is why film scanners have a very high optical resol

RE: filmscanners: Acer Scanwit 2720 problems

2001-01-29 Thread Rob Geraghty
Tom wrote: > I expect to get at least the same quality scan as when I scan a > 4x6 print on a flatbed scanner. Am I expecting too much? I had a similar reaction when I bought an Epson Filmscan 200. I sent it back and got a Nikon LS30. The thing you should realise is that scanning film is a lot h