What do you guys expect from Nikon's new upcoming scanner LS40 ?
Should I wait or should I buy Canons FS2710 or even the older Nikon
LS30 ? Is the gain in density from 3.2 to 3.6 (in ls40) worth
waiting and the exta money? Do I really need dpi of 2900 compared to
dpi of 2700 ?
I'm s
HI Vicki,
There may be a number of advantages to waiting for Nikon's newer film
scanners, unless you must have one in the next several weeks.
The Ls-2000/30 models suffered from some stepper motor problems which
likely were designed out of the new scanners. Prices on quality CCD
chips have l
Vicky: In the US there is an article in Peterson's Photogtaphic or
Outdoor Photographer's April issue (I cannot remember which.) It was
located in the back, just before the the large advertisement section. If
you cannot get either of them where you live, I suggest that search
throught the March
On Fri, 23 Mar 2001 04:22:00 -0800 Arthur Entlich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> The Ls-2000/30 models suffered from some stepper motor problems which
> likely were designed out of the new scanners.
We hope, but during the LS4000's long gestation period there have been
persistent (though unconf
On Sat, 24 Mar 2001, Tony Sleep wrote:
> We hope, but during the LS4000's long gestation period there have been
> persistent (though unconfirmed) rumours that Nikon was having trouble
> developing 4000line/in stepper motor technology. It's all very intriguing.
Interesting that Nikon is also a
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>Subject: Re: filmscanners: CoolScan IV (or LS40)
>Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 15:20:28 -0800 (PST)
>
>On Sat, 24 Mar 2001, Tony Sleep wrote:
>
> > We hope, but during the LS4000's long gestation period there have been
> > persist
On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 15:20:28 -0800 (PST) Collin Ong ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
> Interesting that Nikon is also a major provider of semiconductor
> manufacturing equipment, in which they include steppers that perform
> *much* more finely that 4000 lines/in.
I didn't know that, but that makes t
> Interesting that Nikon is also a major provider of semiconductor
> manufacturing equipment, in which they include steppers that perform
> *much* more finely that 4000 lines/in.
>
At a *much* higher price. The problem is not making a stepper that steps
6.35 microns, the problem is doing it for
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:27:41 Mikael Risedal ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> -- What kind of problems with the stepper motor?
> I have been doing tests with ED4000 during the 2 last weeks.
> Only problem so fare is to slow software. Not optimized.
> Please be more specific, and let me know.
> M
