RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-11-25 Thread Lawrence
Why are you sending attachments to the list? Lawrence Hi all, See enc. scanned from Nikon 8000 (I'm still testing it, it certainly has potential, but it also has limitations...). I rescanned it (without taking the film holder out, same params, i.e., not fine mode) and the problem

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-11-25 Thread Peter Marquis-Kyle
Lawrence asked Why are you sending attachments to the list? Relax Lawrence, it's OK. Here's a quote from Tony Sleep's mailing list instructions: Posting encoded images is permitted if they are relevant, but please keep file sizes below 80k. Use JPEG image encoding, and MIME attachment. The

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-11-25 Thread Lawrence Smith
On 11/25/01 7:29 PM, Peter Marquis-Kyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Relax Lawrence, it's OK. Here's a quote from Tony Sleep's mailing list instructions: Posting encoded images is permitted if they are relevant, but please keep file sizes below 80k. Use JPEG image encoding, and MIME attachment.

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-11-25 Thread Asael
So... now that we are all past this... what about the problem with the scan! Any ideas?! Thanks, Asael - Original Message - From: Lawrence Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: filmscanners halftone.co.uk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 6:38 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000/ digital ICE, was: Scanner Buying Di lemma

2001-11-21 Thread Jawed Ashraf
now, because of my new Digicam. Nearly 5000 digicam pix in 3 months, drat, filmscanning is such a chore.) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Duncan Sent: 25 September 2001 23:23 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-10-21 Thread DaleH
Hi all, anyone else out there using a Nikon SC8000 with Vuescan? I'm having problems and Ed thinks its my system, so extra input would be welcomed, you can contact me off-list Please contact onlist as well?

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000/ digital ICE, was: Scanner Buying Dilemma

2001-09-26 Thread Mikael Risedal
Paul. I have been writing about focus problem with LS 4000 and LS2000 please keep me out from any questions regarding the LS 8000 scanner. Mikael Risedal From: PAUL GRAHAM [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: filmscanners: Nikon 8000/ digital ICE, was:

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000/ digital ICE, was: Scanner Buying Dilemma

2001-09-25 Thread Austin Franklin
The new Minolta Multi Pro is one of those machines with different resolutions for different format. I'd be VERY careful believing any of the dynamic range specs from that scanner. It's probably pretty good, but I doubt it is any better than any of the others that are 14 bits. From what they

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000/ digital ICE, was: Scanner Buying Dilemma

2001-09-25 Thread Jack Phipps
Thanks for your comments Paul. Gem is another matter. did nothing for me, shame. Digital GEM is designed to reduce noise, most commonly grain in film. There are times when it will make a very noticeable difference, especially in skin textures. There is one example at:

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000/ digital ICE

2001-09-25 Thread PAUL GRAHAM
thanks for your prompt feedback Jack, regarding ROC, I was using it on an underexposed negative, as I think you recommended a while back. ROC worked, shockingly so, but way too much. a far weaker setting (like two or three notches down, not just one) for such thin negs would be great, and then

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000/ digital ICE, was: Scanner Buying Di lemma

2001-09-25 Thread Mike Duncan
To Jack Phipps, The real application for Digital ROC is for faded images. Check out: http://www.asf.com/products/roc/filmROC.shtml where there is a picture of an old car before and after Digital ROC. It is also helpful when you have unusual lighting (tungsten or fluorescent). I'd appreciate a

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-09-08 Thread david/lisa soderman
Paul, from just where did you get yours??? I have yet to find any vendor in cyberspace who has one in stock! I'm sure there are scores of others who also are trying to locate a unit. I think my dealer might still have a few left. I can check with them on Monday. Please contact me off list

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-09-07 Thread david/lisa soderman
Is anyone using the Nikon 8000? How does it handle those big floppy 6x6 and 6x9 films? Any other comment or link appreciated. Hi. I got one the other week good machine in general. Paul, from just where did you get yours??? I have yet to find any vendor in cyberspace who has one in stock! I'm

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-09-07 Thread Moreno Polloni
Paul, from just where did you get yours??? I have yet to find any vendor in cyberspace who has one in stock! I'm sure there are scores of others who also are trying to locate a unit. I think my dealer might still have a few left. I can check with them on Monday. Please contact me off list if

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-08-29 Thread rlb
Dale: I have had my 8000 for about a month. After unpacking and setting up the scanner I quickly determined that the 120 negative holder that comes with the unit would not hold the negatives flat. In my opinion it is an extremely poor design. Perhaps I didn't play with it enough to

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-08-29 Thread Moreno Polloni
Is anyone using the Nikon 8000? How does it handle those big floppy 6x6 and 6x9 films? Any other comment or link appreciated. The 120 filmholder that comes with the scanner grips the sides of the film, and you can tension it to flatten the film. If you films have a pronounced curl, you'll

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 back from service and STILL ba...

2001-08-24 Thread IQ3D
Chris I got the 8000 from a company called T4 in Witney, Oxfordshire. Telephone 01993 702687. I know they had a job getting hold of it but they have great service and are very friendly. Regards, Chris Chris Parks Image Quest 3-D The Moos Poffley End Witney Oxon OX8 5UW England Tel: +44

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 back from service and STILL ba...

2001-08-23 Thread Chris Street
Chris, which company sold the 8000? Chris Street www.megapixels.co.uk -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 August 2001 14:37 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 back from

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 and ICE/ROC: are they really so bad???

2001-08-23 Thread Anthony Atkielski
I consider features like ICE essential for scanning C-41 negatives, as I have never received a roll of C-41 from the lab that did not contain a forest of dust and scratches, and it's either spend hours in Photoshop cleaning the scans, or let ICE wash all that away. However, I don't even use ICE

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 and ICE/ROC: are they really so bad???

2001-08-23 Thread Rob Geraghty
Andrea wrote: as you can see from the post below from another mailing list, DIGITALSILVER, bad reports are giving to the Nikon 8000 and the ICE cleaning sw. It is really true also on some of you, or this matter has now been fixed? I would like to know that since I would like to consider to

filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 back from service and STILL bands...

2001-08-20 Thread Rob Geraghty
Moreno wrote: I've also had some banding issues, but if I scan 14 bit, at either 2000 or 4000 dpi, with 1x multisampling, the images are clean. Don't shoot me, but I wonder if this is a new variant of the jaggies issue from the earlier scanners? Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 back from service and STILL bands...

2001-08-20 Thread Dave King
I haven't been following this thread of late, but isn't there a setting that takes longer but DOES NOT band at all? If so, why not just use that? Epson printers frequently band at all but the slowest settings, so that's what I always use. This would seem like a similar situation? Just

Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 back from service and STILL bands...

2001-08-20 Thread shAf
Rob wonders ... Moreno wrote: I've also had some banding issues, but if I scan 14 bit, at either 2000 or 4000 dpi, with 1x multisampling, the images are clean. ... I wonder if this is a new variant of the jaggies issue from the earlier scanners? It would at least be part of the

Re: filmscanners: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 back from service and STILL bands...

2001-08-20 Thread Moreno Polloni
It would at least be part of the troubleshooting effort to determine if the same banding occurs with Vuescan(?) Does Vuescan support the 8000? Rumour from the Nikon reps says that NikonScan 3.2 will be out shortly. Who know, this may help with some of the issues.

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 back from service and STILL bands...

2001-08-20 Thread Lawrence Smith
Moreno, I can do that too but isn't it a bit like saying 'my car doesn't stall as long as I don't use 5th gear and go over 60 miles/km per hr'? These things should not band, period. Lawrence Smith * * visit my site and participate * * in this weeks image

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 back from service and STILL bands...

2001-08-20 Thread Moreno Polloni
I can do that too but isn't it a bit like saying 'my car doesn't stall as long as I don't use 5th gear and go over 60 miles/km per hr'? These things should not band, period. At my end, scans with the 8000 at 1x show less noise in the shadows than some scans done with an Imacon. And I scan

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 back from service and STILL ba...

2001-08-20 Thread Lawrence Smith
://www.lwsphoto.com ** -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 9:37 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 back from service

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 back from service and STILL bands...

2001-08-19 Thread Austin Franklin
I would return it to the place you bought it, citing it does not work correctly, show them the banding and Nikon will not fix it. Ask them for a full refund (check with your credit card company, they may stand behind you on this, since it hasn't worked correctly since day one), or that they give

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-08-12 Thread Tomasz Zakrzewski
Isaac Crawford wrote: It is because there is no longer any money to be made on 35mm equipment. As well as on digital video cameras, computers, domestic appliances. That's the economy of today, sadly. Tomasz Zakrzewski

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-08-12 Thread Moreno Polloni
Well, by mass distributors I was referring to BH, Camera World, etc. Most things nikon are sold at or near cost by these folks. They aren't doing that with scanners because of what David had mentioned... I can reasonably assure you that BH and others do not sell at cost, whether

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-08-12 Thread Isaac Crawford
Moreno Polloni wrote: I see, and how long have you been in the business? If by fair profit you mean 0-5 percent, I guess you're right. They can make some decent profit on gray products, but not on most Nikon USA products. The mail order places might be able to survive on 5% if they

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-08-12 Thread Moreno Polloni
Anyway, this is drifting awfully OT, so I'll stop now:-) Me too.

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-08-09 Thread Robert Hubner
I forwarded Peter's questions to Henry Posner at BH (I was curious about availability also). Henry's answers are below. Bob For the past few months I have been checking with BH in New York City to inquire about the availability of the Nikon 8000. Each time I have been told maybe in July,

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-08-09 Thread Peter
curious. Peter - Original Message - From: Robert Hubner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 12:38 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 I forwarded Peter's questions to Henry Posner at BH (I was curious about availability also). Henry's answers

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

2001-08-09 Thread Håkon T Sønderland
Peter wrote: I am still curious as the 8000 appears to be available in Europe (as does the Nikon D1x which I also would like to buy) and in limited quantities the US. Otherwise how could there be reviews about the device. Yes they have the 8000 at my local photo joint. So it is

Re: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED Banding

2001-06-27 Thread Arthur Entlich
That's what I suspect, or that it uses some type of averaging process of several rows overlapped in the single row mode. Further, I suspect the middle CCD strip is the most insulated from anomalies (electronic, and spill over). Art Rob Geraghty wrote: Rafe wrote: Not entirely sure what

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED Banding

2001-06-27 Thread Arthur Entlich
This is sounding a lot like Epson's micro printing mode to eliminate banding during printing. It seems it might be using the middle CCD row, which is probably most stable of the three. As you said, it would slow things down quick a bit. The dense scan banding brings back memories of my HP

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000: An Unbiased Review

2001-06-26 Thread Austin Franklin
* overall, excellent scans, especially on 645 negatives. Quality on par with the Leaf 45, maybe even marginally better. (Sorry, Austin.) If I were the Leaf designer, I'd take that as a compliment! For a 12 year old design, it does hold its own, and if I had to do it all over again, I'd

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000: An Unbiased Review

2001-06-26 Thread Lawrence Smith
Rafe, What are your other settings for the 5 minute scans? I find that a 16x multisample, 14bit, ICE normal scan of a 645 transpanency takes about 20-25 mintues Lawrence * Fast. 645 scans w/o ICE in about 5 minutes. (on Athlon 700 MHz machine with 512 MB RAM) Add about 50% more

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000: An Unbiased Review

2001-06-26 Thread Wilson, Paul
Title: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000: An Unbiased Review I also have an LS8000. I got it a week ago and was having the banding problem (as well as AF and various other problems). The super fine CCD mode did fix it but not I'm not having the problem even though I'm not using super fine CCD mode

filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED Banding

2001-06-26 Thread Rob Geraghty
Rafe wrote: Not entirely sure what this does -- the Nikon manual says it uses one CCD row rather than three -- but it did completely eliminate the banding. The price is that the scan takes three times as long (!!!) Maybe the banding is caused by differences in the response of the three CCD

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 scanner

2001-04-25 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 4/24/2001 12:44:16 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am reliably informed that the Nikon 8000 scanner goes on sale next week in the UK. Price around £2600 including sales tax (17.5%) Anyone got one in the US yet? Is Vuescan supporting yet Ed? I have the code in

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 scanner

2001-04-24 Thread Lawrence Smith
None of my usual suppliers has any. As soon as one does. Lawrence I am reliably informed that the Nikon 8000 scanner goes on sale next week in the UK. Price around £2600 including sales tax (17.5%) Anyone got one in the US yet? Is Vuescan supporting yet Ed? pg

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-26 Thread Arthur Entlich
Can't speak for the rest of the world, but here all that's happened is there are way too many web designers already, and that's before adding the out of work photographers. And the "value" and pay schedules for "web CD art" just aren't going to be anything near what LP art paid. Art Gordon

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-26 Thread Tony Sleep
On Sun, 25 Feb 2001 02:06:26 -0800 Arthur Entlich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Images in general are becoming more and more just so much "stuff" and old stuff is being recycled. Exactly so. Regards Tony Sleep http://www.halftone.co.uk - Online portfolio exhibit; + film scanner info

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-25 Thread Arthur Entlich
Tony Sleep wrote: And if you really want to get depressed, the next phase is e-publishing instead of print. I think that's totally inescapable as the web becomes ubiquitous and wireless PDA technology evolves. At that point the newsagents, printers and distributors join us in the dole

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-24 Thread Dicky
- Original Message - From: "Michael Wilkinson" michael@infocus- keep smiling "When your smiling... when your smiling the whole.. world.. smiles... with-you". Richard Corbett - the singing amateur

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-24 Thread Derek Clarke
There was a great April Fool I read last year for a digital camera that worked without lens or image sensor. All it had was a compass and GPS linked to the shutter release. When the user got home there'd be a professionally photographed version of that scene from that angle in those lighting

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-24 Thread Tony Sleep
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:35:49 - Dicky ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Repro houses are going to get hammered again. You swine.. I'll never forgive you for that comment. Sorry :-) Unfortunately I see photography largely transforming to a sort of global, copyright-free digital clip-art.

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-24 Thread Lynn Allen
Tony wrote: Sorry :-) Unfortunately I see photography largely transforming to a sort of global, copyright-free digital clip-art. Any niche any of us can spot and occupy is horridly transient, right now. The boundaries between professional and amateur are dissolving in the process. The lines were

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-24 Thread Arthur Entlich
Dicky wrote: - Original Message - From: "Michael Wilkinson" michael@infocus- keep smiling "When your smiling... when your smiling the whole.. world.. smiles... with-you". Richard Corbett - the singing amateur Don't quit you day job ;-) Art

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-23 Thread Michael Moore
Another comment to add to Roman's If it were true that the automation will replace the brain, then why do professional writers make so much money when we have word processors? These yechno auto toys are all meant to be extensions of and not replacements for the brain... the brain is the

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-23 Thread Arthur Entlich
Dicky wrote: Actually I have every confidence in the abilities of the man camera manufacturers to produce the totally automated and independent self operational camera before the next decade is out. "What does that mean squire?" I hear you ask... well what it means my son is that the

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-23 Thread Arthur Entlich
Mr Wilkinson PLEASE! Everyone likes to talk futures, it's fun and what's more it costs nothing, and what's even more, anyone can do it. Soothsaying has been with us always and always will be with us. Just remember...soothsayers never make money because they never guess right often

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-22 Thread Tony Sleep
On Wed, 21 Feb 2001 20:29:32 - Dicky ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Sci-Tex from Israel being probably the best known creative workstation = provider today although for really flashy creative work the Quantel = Graphics Paintbox would turn a few heads and a few bank balances as well = at

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-22 Thread Dicky
- Original Message - From: "Michael Wilkinson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 10:24 AM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ?? Art is ,in my opinion ,spot on ! Drum scanners will have a limited life

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-22 Thread Dicky
- Original Message - From: "Tony Sleep" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Repro houses are going to get hammered again. You swine.. I'll never forgive you for that comment. Actually I have every confidence in the abilities of the man camera manufacturers to produce the

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-21 Thread Dale Gail
Ed, Will you be getting a loner to test out Canons new scanner? Dale From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/20/2001 10:07:53 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This doesn't stop manufacturers from bypassing ASF entirely like Canon did with their latest scanners. Canon added the

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-21 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 2/21/2001 9:48:20 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Will you be getting a loner to test out Canons new scanner? No, I don't have any contacts at Canon. I won't be able to add support for Canon's new scanners until someone loans me one. Regards, Ed Hamrick

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-21 Thread Robert Kehl
- Original Message - From: Michael Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 4:47 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ?? Jack... I thought Dolby was patented circuitry, ie: hardware... You guys sell software.. I

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-21 Thread Michael Moore
know as the Mac and The PC... Same thing will happen with scanning... it's only just begun. Mike M. Dicky wrote: - Original Message -From: "Michael Moore" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 4:19 AMSubject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-21 Thread Arthur Entlich
I don't think anyone will argue that for now, drum scanners have the edge in the digital scanning arena. I also don't think many would argue that CCD scanners are being successfully used to scan 35mm frames used in the coffee table glossy book market, with considerable success. For those who

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-21 Thread Dicky
- Original Message - From: "Michael Moore" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 4:19 AM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ?? Richard: I have been a pro for more than 35 years, owned a lab and s

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-20 Thread Dicky
- Original Message - From: "Frank Paris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think this is the wrong message to send to a representative of a filmscanner manufacturer. Amateurs most definitely want a system that saves time, the moreso the more they have lives outside filmscanning. Butthey do not

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-20 Thread Dicky
- Original Message - From: "Arthur Entlich" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm really glad you got into this with your reply, because it was exactly what I wanted to say. At one point, I was in conversations with Kodak concerning the possibilities of making some mural sized images from 35mm

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-20 Thread Larry Berman
I agree with Mike, I'm scanning with a SprintScan 4k because I needed the control over every step of my production schedule. Ironically, the week I purchased it I had just FedEx'ed 150 slides to be written to Photo CD's. The next day, when another large job came in, it pushed me to make the

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-20 Thread Michael Moore
t: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 1:33 AM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ?? I don't know where these guys get the idea that everyone that uses a pro-sumer (Minolta Elite, Nikon LS2000, etc.) is an amateur... I see a lot of pros buying these to scan work to gi

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-20 Thread Dicky
- Original Message - From: "Michael Moore" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 1:33 AM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ?? I don't know where these guys get the idea that everyone that uses a pro-sumer

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-20 Thread Quentin Bargate
] Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ?? In researching for the SS120 we asked medium format users about features including the various dust and scratch solutions. They said pretty much to the person they took excellent care of their film and did not consider dust

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-20 Thread Jack Phipps
Mike-- This is a tough question to answer. It is important that we work with our existing customers (scanner OEMs) because it is important that they include an infra-red channel in their scanners (according to our agreed upon specifications). Without their help, we couldn't have the success we've

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-20 Thread Dicky
--- Original Message - From: "Michael Moore" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 6:42 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ?? Richard: I earn my living as a professional photographer... I do not scan for fun

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-20 Thread Michael Moore
Jack: I understand what you are saying... but why can't you make the pitch to the scanner OEM's that their including the IR and ICE as a basic set will allow them to have a minimal price scanner and the availability of GEM and ROC as accessories will only make their product more attractive? Mike

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-20 Thread Hemingway, David J
Several hundred thousand dollar fees might have something to do with it -Original Message- From: Quentin Bargate [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 5:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-20 Thread Michael Moore
techniques... It's the logical quantum leap of the zone system... Mike Moore Dicky wrote: --- Original Message - From: "Michael Moore" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 6:42 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-20 Thread Michael Moore
ubject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ?? Richard: I earn my living as a professional photographer... I do not scan for fun... I scan because I have to have a reliable source of scans that I can manipulate in Photoshop and be able to hand my clients a CD or photograph

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-19 Thread Richard N. Moyer
Removing dust from digitized images: This is a quote from another poster (elsewhere - not this list, and I don't have the author since I clipped the quote) regarding the use of PS and the History Brush in PhotoShop: " - - working with a 16-bit file - 1. do your initial color space conversion

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-19 Thread IronWorks
: "Richard N. Moyer" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 2:28 PM Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ?? | Removing dust from digitized images: | This is a quote from another poster (elsewhere - not this list, and I |

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-19 Thread Dicky
- Original Message - From: "Hemingway, David J" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 4:44 AM Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ?? In researching for the SS120 we asked medium format users about features

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-19 Thread Gordon Tassi
If you can get a scanner with an IR channel, ICE or Vuescan seem a lot easier to use than that description. Gordon "Richard N. Moyer" wrote: Removing dust from digitized images: This is a quote from another poster (elsewhere - not this list, and I don't have the author since I clipped the

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-19 Thread Frank Paris
output levels and therefore anything that slows down output is avoided. The amateur, on the other hand, has rarely such a need and usually likes their equipment to embrace as many functions as possible in a single product. This is seen as good value for money, which I would suggest is the

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-19 Thread Hemingway, David J
: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ?? output levels and therefore anything that slows down output is avoided. The amateur, on the other hand, has rarely such a need and usually likes their equipment to embrace as many functions as possible in a single product

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-19 Thread Michael Moore
I don't know where these guys get the idea that everyone that uses a pro-sumer (Minolta Elite, Nikon LS2000, etc.) is an amateur... I see a lot of pros buying these to scan work to give clients... I've tried PhotoCD Master and Pro.. that's why I am scanning my own 35mm... To say that we don't

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-19 Thread IronWorks
Isn't ICE (and GEM and ROC?) already bundled with the only scanners that have the IR channel necessary for their use? Maris - Original Message - From: "Michael Moore" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 7:33 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nik

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-19 Thread Michael Moore
? Maris - Original Message - From: "Michael Moore" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 7:33 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ?? | I don't know where these guys get the idea that everyone that uses a

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-19 Thread Arthur Entlich
Dicky wrote: It all depends on the purpose for which the scanner was purchased. High end drum scanners such as the Hell, Dainippon or Crosfield, remove scratches by mounting the original in a glycerine solution. Dust is removed at the picture editing stage, post scanning. The reason for

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-18 Thread Hemingway, David J
Hemingway Polaroid Corporation -Original Message- From: Jack Phipps [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 11:54 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject:RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ?? I wouldn't consider a scanner that didn't have

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-15 Thread Michael Moore
So when will you guys make your super software available to the end users? I have a Minolta Elite with DIce... Love it, but would also like to have the other goodies... Mike Moore Jack Phipps wrote: I wouldn't consider a scanner that didn't have Digital ICE. Not only that, but the Nikon

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-15 Thread Jack Phipps
Think of our software like Dolby(tm) for stereo equipment. You can't buy Dolby(tm) for your stereo, you have to buy a stereo with Dolby(tm). The software is custom designed for each scanner model and we have worked with scanner manufacturers to deliver the software to end users. I encourage you

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-15 Thread Michael Moore
Jack... I thought Dolby was patented circuitry, ie: hardware... You guys sell software.. I think you are missing a big bet (and it has been commented upon previously in this forum) by not making your goodies available to those of us who are serious about filmscanning... I would hold up our

RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-14 Thread Hemingway, David J
At PMA there is only one of the new medium format scanners actually scanning, the Polaroid Sprintscan 120 :) David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 7:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: filmscanners

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-14 Thread Tony Sleep
On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 17:42:45 -0500 David Freedman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: So, here's the question: With prices now nearly equal, is there a compelling reason to prefer one over the other? I'm eager to get my order in for one of these scanners and am leaning toward the Nikon (ED glass,

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-12 Thread Larry Berman
The reduced price of the Polaroid does not include the Sliverfast AI, or Binuscan drivers. Both will be included for an additional $500. I did get a chance to make a scan with the Polaroid 120 today with Insight 5.0 and felt it worked as smoothly as my SS4000. The full size negative scan from

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-12 Thread BeedeeX
Do we know yet when the Nikon 8000 ED will become available? Are there any other new medium format scanners besides the Nikon and the Polaroid Sprintscan 120 that I should be looking at here at PMA? -Anne

Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-12 Thread tflash
The reduced price of the Polaroid does not include the Sliverfast AI, or Binuscan drivers. Both will be included for an additional $500. I did get a chance to make a scan with the Polaroid 120 today with Insight 5.0 and felt it worked as smoothly as my SS4000. The full size negative scan from