filmscanners: Nikon Coolscan IV - positioning

2001-11-27 Thread Mark Otway
Hi all, Quick, and possibly dumb, question: all of the pictures I've seen of the LS-40 have shown it stood on its side - i.e., with the 'Nikon' logo at the correct orientation, and the power light at the top. However, I note that it has rubber feet on the 'side', implying that it can also be

RE: filmscanners: Nikon Coolscan IV - positioning

2001-11-27 Thread James Grove
Otway Sent: 27 November 2001 09:03 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: filmscanners: Nikon Coolscan IV - positioning Hi all, Quick, and possibly dumb, question: all of the pictures I've seen of the LS-40 have shown it stood on its side - i.e., with the 'Nikon' logo at the correct orientation

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

Re: filmscanners: Nikon Coolscan IV - positioning

2001-11-27 Thread Ralf Schmode
Rob Geraghty schrieb: 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

Re: filmscanners: Nikon Coolscan IV - positioning

2001-11-27 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
No difference in performance or scan quality. Maris - Original Message - From: Mark Otway [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 3:03 AM Subject: filmscanners: Nikon Coolscan IV - positioning | | Hi all, | | Quick, and possibly dumb, question: all

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2001-11-27 Thread Rob Geraghty
Ralf wrote: I have encountered one serious drawback as to operating my LS-30 flat: When using the film strip holder (the tiny metal-plastic thing, not the motor-driven feeder), the focus would be inaccurate, apparently as a result of the oscillating scanner movement. Well, that surprises