New Scanner

2009-05-19 Thread Walter Hamler
Well, after all I went through to get my old scanner going with Vista, I went ahead and bought a new one. NewEgg had the Epson V30 on sale for 50.00 including shipping. It arrived this afternoon, Wow! Does this thing work nicely! I rescanned a couple of the F4B crash prints and they are a huge

Re: Anxiously awaiting new scanner

2007-12-23 Thread Cotty
On 22/12/07, Bill Owens, discombobulated, unleashed: The wife DID order the Veho scanner for me for Christmas, meaning only 2 1/2 days until I see it. Bill you're a naughty boy!!! Right, you tell Phyllis I said you have to be in bed no later than 9.30 Christmas Eve, and if you so much as go

Re: Anxiously awaiting new scanner

2007-12-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Let us know how that works. My sister has my father's slides, but I've got enough of my own to keep me busy all winter. Regards, Bob S. On Dec 22, 2007 10:38 PM, Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The wife DID order the Veho scanner for me for Christmas, meaning only 2 1/2 days until I see

Re: Anxiously awaiting new scanner

2007-12-23 Thread David J Brooks
Don't forget to act suprised.:-) Dave On Dec 22, 2007 11:38 PM, Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The wife DID order the Veho scanner for me for Christmas, meaning only 2 1/2 days until I see it. From the reviews I've read it does an acceptable job when slides and negs are scanned into

Anxiously awaiting new scanner

2007-12-22 Thread Bill Owens
The wife DID order the Veho scanner for me for Christmas, meaning only 2 1/2 days until I see it. From the reviews I've read it does an acceptable job when slides and negs are scanned into PSE. I have many of my father's family snapshots taken on Kodachrome back as far as the late 40's or early

Re: New Scanner

2007-06-30 Thread Norm Baugher
Thanks Godders, I'll give it a try... Norm Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Vuescan is a scanning application, in the same vein as SilverFast. I prefer using it as it lends more control of scanning specifics, is less expensive, and is constantly being updated/tuned by its author. And it's also

Re: New Scanner Epson V700

2007-06-30 Thread Norm Baugher
Am too... frank theriault wrote: On 6/29/07, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip If you think about it, I've now gone digital... No you haven't... ;-) cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: New Scanner Epson V700

2007-06-30 Thread P. J. Alling
Don't argue with frank, he's didgiboy now. Norm Baugher wrote: Am too... frank theriault wrote: On 6/29/07, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip If you think about it, I've now gone digital... No you haven't... ;-) cheers, frank -- All dogs have four

Re: New Scanner

2007-06-29 Thread frank theriault
On 6/29/07, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I'm now the owner of an Epson V700. I'm just using it mainly to scan BW 6x7 negs. As a complete novice, I was just wondering if anyone could give me a few basic tips (other than don't slam your fingers in the cover). I'm using the

Re: New Scanner Epson V700

2007-06-29 Thread Norm Baugher
It's waay cool Frankie. Just trying to figure out how to use the damn thing. If you think about it, I've now gone digital... Norm frank theriault wrote: On 6/29/07, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I'm now the owner of an Epson V700. I'm just using it mainly to scan BW 6x7

Re: New Scanner Epson V700

2007-06-29 Thread frank theriault
On 6/29/07, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip If you think about it, I've now gone digital... No you haven't... ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: New Scanner Epson V700

2007-06-29 Thread graywolf
Well, half way grin. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- frank theriault wrote: On 6/29/07, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip If you think about it, I've now gone digital... No

Re: New Scanner

2007-06-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I drive the V700 with Vuescan. It just works. G On Jun 29, 2007, at 8:56 AM, Norm Baugher wrote: Well, I'm now the owner of an Epson V700. I'm just using it mainly to scan BW 6x7 negs. As a complete novice, I was just wondering if anyone could give me a few basic tips (other than don't

Re: New Scanner

2007-06-29 Thread Norm Baugher
Can you extrapolate a little more on Vuescan? Norm Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I drive the V700 with Vuescan. It just works. G On Jun 29, 2007, at 8:56 AM, Norm Baugher wrote: Well, I'm now the owner of an Epson V700. I'm just using it mainly to scan BW 6x7 negs. As a complete novice, I

Re: New Scanner

2007-06-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Vuescan is a scanning application, in the same vein as SilverFast. I prefer using it as it lends more control of scanning specifics, is less expensive, and is constantly being updated/tuned by its author. And it's also 'generic' ... it drives a whole bunch of different scanners rather than

New Scanner

2007-06-29 Thread Norm Baugher
Well, I'm now the owner of an Epson V700. I'm just using it mainly to scan BW 6x7 negs. As a complete novice, I was just wondering if anyone could give me a few basic tips (other than don't slam your fingers in the cover). I'm using the SilverFast software that came with the scanner. TIA, Norm

OT: like having a new scanner

2007-03-25 Thread Juan Buhler
I have a Polaroid Sprintscan 4000. It's a great scanner, but the problem is that it had a scsi interface. So for a few years now it forced me to keep my old Windows PC around. I bought this: http://www.ratocsystems.com/english/products/FR1SX.html It's a SCSI-Firewire interface. I just tried it,

Re: OT: like having a new scanner

2007-03-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent. I don't have a SCSI scanner but I do have a SCSI ZIP drive and a lot of old ZIP discs with photo scans on them. I used to have a SCSI card in my Mac, but it seems to be incompatible with System 10.4. Paul On Mar 25, 2007, at 3:08 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: I have a Polaroid Sprintscan

RE: OT: like having a new scanner

2007-03-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
AFAIK, Juan, that's correct. I used VueScan about a year and a half ago, and certainly didn't have the Pro edition yet I got the 16-bit files. However, tings may have changed since I last checked, although on this point it's doubtful. Shel [Original Message] From: Juan Buhler Speaking of

Re: OT: like having a new scanner

2007-03-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 25, 2007, at 12:08 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: Speaking of Vuescan--if all I want to do is save 16 bit scans, to be processed in PS later, I don't really need to get the pro version, right? I've been using Vuescan for a very long time. The differences between the standard and pro versions

New scanner - sample image

2005-01-12 Thread David Mann
Hi all, For those who may be interested. I've been working on a panoramic scan from the new Minolta Multi Pro scanner this evening. I remembered that I had an old scan of the same slide from my HP S20 so I figured it might be interesting to put up a web page to show the difference. The photo

Yay! New scanner on the way!

2004-06-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Just wanted to share my excitement ... today I ordered a new, Nikon Coolscan ;-))) No more borrowing computer and scanner time. I can now annoy you with even more pictures LOL Shel Belinkoff

Re: Yay! New scanner on the way!

2004-06-02 Thread Mark Dalal
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just wanted to share my excitement ... today I ordered a new, Nikon Coolscan ;-))) No more borrowing computer and scanner time. I can now annoy you with even more pictures LOL Congrats Shel! Which one did you get? Mark

Re: Yay! New scanner on the way!

2004-06-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
you let out when you tried to use it LOL Shel Belinkoff [Original Message] From: Mark Dalal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 6/2/2004 7:27:18 PM Subject: Re: Yay! New scanner on the way! From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just wanted to share my excitement ... today I

Re: Yay! New scanner on the way!

2004-06-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
Shel, you're never an annoyance. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Just wanted to share my excitement ... today I ordered a new, Nikon Coolscan ;-))) No more borrowing computer and scanner time. I can now annoy you with even more pictures LOL Shel Belinkoff

RE: Epson 3200 (was: New Scanner)

2003-12-26 Thread J. C. O'Connell
-Original Message- From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 10:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Epson 3200 (was: New Scanner) I was using the silverfast plugin. I made a 4x9 holder out of cardboard today and tried scanning

RE: Epson 3200 (was: New Scanner)

2003-12-25 Thread J. C. O'Connell
: Thursday, December 25, 2003 8:42 PM To: Pentax Discuss Subject: Epson 3200 (was: New Scanner) JC, Sorry for the late response, but I've only just been catching up on PDML mails since Nov. Love the 3200. No big issues with it, scans beautifully. Only minor quibbles: * Wish the 120 film holder could

Re: Epson 3200 (was: New Scanner)

2003-12-25 Thread Dave Miers
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 8:42 PM To: Pentax Discuss Subject: Epson 3200 (was: New Scanner) JC, Sorry for the late response, but I've only just been catching up on PDML mails since Nov. Love the 3200. No big issues with it, scans beautifully. Only minor

RE: Epson 3200 (was: New Scanner)

2003-12-25 Thread Derby Chang
Hey, I did find a quirk with the 3200 that I must share with you. I tried scanning a 8x10 negative assuming I would be able to get a 4x9 crop of it because that is the size of the overhead lamp. I did not use any of the film holders, I just laid the negative on the glass. Result? I thought the

Re: Epson 3200 (was: New Scanner)

2003-12-25 Thread Steve Jolly
Like this? http://www.elvum.net/gallery/holga/police_trafalfar_square_bad_scan (hmm, looks like I can't spell... ;-) I deduced that the scanner needs the first centimetre or so of the glass to be left uncovered, as it uses that distance to calibrate the sensor. If you look at the plastic

Epson 3200 (was: New Scanner)

2003-12-24 Thread Derby Chang
JC, Sorry for the late response, but I've only just been catching up on PDML mails since Nov. Love the 3200. No big issues with it, scans beautifully. Only minor quibbles: * Wish the 120 film holder could do strips instead of one frame at a time. * The Epson photoshop driver could be better.

Re: New scanner

2003-11-30 Thread Herb Chong
or the Limiteds, but since several lens testing sites place them at about the same resolution as the my FA* 80-200, i would expect the same as it. Herb... - Original Message - From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 12:39 AM Subject: Re: New

Re: New scanner

2003-11-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Still, YOU didn't see the results, YOU didn't make a comparison ... you are relying on what someone else told you. Let's end the discussion. It's no longer serving any purpose. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. shel Herb Chong wrote: he scanned some of my slides (for free) and said don't

Re: New scanner

2003-11-30 Thread Herb Chong
. Herb... - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 5:19 PM Subject: Re: New scanner Still, YOU didn't see the results, YOU didn't make a comparison ... you are relying on what someone else told you. Let's end

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Bill Owens
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; Club M42 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 12:35 AM Subject: New scanner I bought a new film scanner, a Epson 3200 to replace my 3 year old 2450. The 2450 was nice but this one is supposed to be much faster This model has gotten great reviews and only cost

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Bill Owens
I find the results from the 3200 better than my old HP S20. Bill - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 1:44 AM Subject: Re: New scanner You're going to use a flatbed scanner for 35mm negatives? Say

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
The Epson 3200 will produce nice scans from 35mm film. Scanned at 3200 and ized to 300dpi, you get a print of approximagely 10 x13. I've shown some of mine to the lab guys. They were sure I had shot them on 6x7. Paul On Saturday, November 29, 2003, at 01:44 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: You're

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: New scanner You're going to use a flatbed scanner for 35mm negatives? Say it isn't so, Joe! These Epsons have a light source in the lid, so there isn't the kludge of adding an adaptor and mirrors and whatnot. The 2450 does

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread brooksdj
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: New scanner You're going to use a flatbed scanner for 35mm negatives? Say it isn't so, Joe! These Epsons have a light source in the lid, so there isn't the kludge of adding

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Pat White
I bought the 3200 scanner in August and I'm very happy with it. It's straightforward to use, and does great scans with negs or prints, with very good shadow detail. When scanning negs, particularly images with dark backgrounds, use Normal preview, rather than Auto, as it may crop part of the

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread graywolf
Some comments on the S20 inline: William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: New scanner Is a 2400 dpi HP S20 a film scanner? What about comparisons with a 2800 dpi film scanner? Have you had a chance to compare? A big part of why I'm asking

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread graywolf
that they return the files to me on. places that charge less don't do a good enough job for me. colors are off or there is way too much dust. Herb - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 6:47 PM Subject: Re: New

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread graywolf
I read someones comment one that 385 megabytes was the minimum files size for professional images. Maybe you ought to keep that in mind, Shel (GRIN). I also read where most of the folks who have a lot of achived images to digitalize have already dones so, and they are not going to redo all that

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 7:29 PM Subject: Re: New scanner Depends on the resolution and the equipment used. Prices start at about $25.00 ... however, one lab may be renting their Imacons, so I can get up

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
to correct them. i don't shoot BW anymore. if a slide looks like it might be interesting as BW, i convert using the Channel mixer. Herb - Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 7:33 PM Subject: Re: New scanner So

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread John Francis
The HP S20 is the old Hewlitt Packard Photosmart scanner. It was an inexpensive, but surprisingly good scanner for it's time. I had it's predecssor, the S10, which IIRC, wasn't improved on very much with the new model. I'd question that. I, too, had an S10, which I eventually replaced with

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
No ... since a flatbed can't make hi-res scans. Yes, if all you're doing is counting scans, but if you consider the quality, then the fb can never be amortized ... apples and oranges, imo. graywolf wrote: So basically 30 scans would pay for the scanner? Herb Chong wrote: how much do you

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What is a professional image? graywolf wrote: I read someones comment one that 385 megabytes was the minimum files size for professional images.

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Have you ever scanned at 8000dpi with an Imacon or similar scanner, and then compared the results to a consumer scanner like the Nikon Coolscan 4000? Herb Chong wrote: having done a lot of scanning of Provia 100F and Velvia at 4000dpi, i don't seen anything except more film grain unless

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
I certainly don't know. The magazines I shoot for want 40 megabyte files. The stock house I shoot for wants 40 megabyte files. My Epson 3200 will yield just about exactly that when scanning 35mm full frame. When I scan medium format, I still scan full frame at 3200, then downsize in PhotoShop.

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
I can see details of the grain when scanning 6x7 film on my Epson 3200. When printing it out on my Epson 1200 printer, the resolution is as good as I can get from the local pro labs on a C-Print. But perhaps the labs aren't all that good. (They do produce most of the work for some local big

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
clouds are not going to help me in any way. Herb - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 9:40 PM Subject: Re: New scanner Have you ever scanned at 8000dpi with an Imacon or similar scanner, and then compared

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
There's more to it than details of the grain. One of the things I noticed was increased sharpness on most scans, due, I'm sure, to the way the Imacons hold the slide against the drum and the more even scanning the drum scanner provides, as well as better shadow detail and better separation in the

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
LOL I just wrote Paul that you'd probably jump in with a criticism of my position, and bingo, here you are. OK, let's leave it at this: you're right for what you do, and I'm right for what I do and from what I've seen. IMO, the Nikon is a consumer scanner, although a good one. One thing that's

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Robert Gonzalez
Herb Chong wrote: well, i bought a Nikon 4000ED and i have done about 1000 scans with it so far. every now and then, i wish i had bought the mounted slide feeder, but i haven't, so i have to do it the hard way, one at a time. it takes about 40-50 mounted slides at once. i experimented some

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
the difference even has a chance of showing up isn't as high as you would like. Herb - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 10:08 PM Subject: Re: New scanner There's more to it than details of the grain

RE: New Scanner

2003-06-06 Thread gfen
On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Butch Black wrote: A friend of mine gave me some MF and LF scans done on an Epson 2450. The files were 20-30MB PSD files (Photoshop) I was amazed at the quality. It's still not ideal for 35mm although it may compare favorably with the S20. All this talk finally inspired me

Re: New Scanner

2003-06-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: New Scanner Could you guys please try a 4X5 tranny scan at max resolution ( which I assume is 3200 ppi) and report the scan time to me? With the 2450 (2400 ppi) it takes about 20 minutes which is quite annoying John

Re: New Scanner

2003-06-06 Thread Mat Maessen
time to me? With the 2450 (2400 ppi) it takes about 20 minutes which is quite annoying JCO -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 7:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New Scanner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: New Scanner

2003-06-06 Thread brooksdj
Is the negative in contact with glass at all when doing a transparency scan on the 2450? If so, any issues w/ newton rings, and keeping the glass clean? -Mat Mat. The 2450,and i assume the 3200, have plastic holders for 35mm,120,mounted slides

Re: New Scanner

2003-06-06 Thread Bill Owens
- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 10:27 AM Subject: Re: New Scanner - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: New Scanner Could you guys please try a 4X5 tranny scan at max resolution ( which I assume is 3200 ppi

Re: New Scanner

2003-06-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
You are correct about the carrier holding the neg above the glass. Depending on the size of the negative, you can get some sag in the middle. I am scanning 67 negs and find that strips do better than single negs because the strip helps hold the neg more evenly. I would guess that 4X5 would have

Re: New Scanner

2003-06-06 Thread Brendan
Yes it was to you Dave :D --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bring a few 35mm slides over, we can compare. Not sure Brendan,was this directed at moi,or some one else.If its moi i have a few i can bring over. Dave

RE: New Scanner

2003-06-06 Thread J. C. O'Connell
of DOF. JCO -Original Message- From: Mat Maessen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 11:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New Scanner Is the negative in contact with glass at all when doing a transparency scan on the 2450? If so, any issues w/ newton

Re: New Scanner

2003-06-06 Thread Anthony Farr
I've never seen a sheet of 4in x 5in film sag in a glassless carrier, but I'm not so sure that an unsupported sheet wouldn't pop due to heat in a condenser enlarger. That's not a problem I'd expect from a scanner. When you think about it, sheet film is barely supported in the film holder when an

New Scanner

2003-06-05 Thread Bill Owens
Just got home with a new Epson Perfection 3200 scanner. I'm looking forward to installing it and trying it out later today, but in the meantime... Anybody know how it compares with the HP S20 for 35mm? How much better should I expect my medium format scans moving up from 1200 to 3200 dpi? Bill

RE: New Scanner

2003-06-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Bill, Congrats on the new scanner. The Medium Format scanning is wonderful - I'm sure you'll have no issues with it as Epson seems to continue to better their products with time. I can't speak to the 35mm as I use a dedicated film scanner for that. Cheers, Dave Original Message

Re: New Scanner

2003-06-05 Thread brooksdj
Just got home with a new Epson Perfection 3200 scanner. I'm looking forward to installing it and trying it out later today, but in the meantime... Anybody know how it compares with the HP S20 for 35mm? How much better should I expect my medium

Re: New Scanner

2003-06-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
acceptable. Bruce Wednesday, June 4, 2003, 7:41:37 AM, you wrote: dcsc Hi Bill, dcsc Congrats on the new scanner. dcsc The Medium Format scanning is wonderful - I'm sure you'll have no issues dcsc with it as Epson seems to continue to better their products with time. dcsc I can't speak

RE: New Scanner

2003-06-05 Thread Butch Black
Bill, A friend of mine gave me some MF and LF scans done on an Epson 2450. The files were 20-30MB PSD files (Photoshop) I was amazed at the quality. It's still not ideal for 35mm although it may compare favorably with the S20. BUTCH Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to

Re: New Scanner

2003-06-05 Thread Brendan
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RE: just got a new scanner

2002-12-03 Thread Amita Guha
I just got the new HP Scanjet 5500c, the one with a photo feeder on top. So far I'm very pleased with the results. I posted an example here. I didn't alter the original scan at all. http://www.beyondthepath.com/photos/news/petals3a.jpg

just got a new scanner

2002-12-02 Thread Amita Guha
I just got the new HP Scanjet 5500c, the one with a photo feeder on top. So far I'm very pleased with the results. I posted an example here. I didn't alter the original scan at all.

re: just got a new scanner

2002-12-02 Thread Amita Guha
Here's the link: http://www.beyondthepath.com/photos/news/petals3a.jpg

Re: New scanner

2002-11-04 Thread Leonard Paris
I think how much RAM you have has an impact on that. Len --- Does anyone know how much data Win98 can address before going smurt? Thanks William Robb _ Unlimited Internet access for only $21.95/month.  Try MSN!

Re: Re[2]: New scanner

2002-11-04 Thread gfen
Does the 2450 lay the negs on the glass platen, or is there another mechanism there? (sick of the newton rings my Umax 4450 loves to put any and everywhere) -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com- photography and

Re:Re(2):New Scanner

2002-11-04 Thread David Brooks
and it was the best of the samples. Dave -Original Message- From: gfen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: November 04, 2002 08:54 Subject: Re: Re[2]: New scanner Does the 2450 lay the negs on the glass platen, or is there another mechanism there? (sick of the newton rings

Re:Re(2):New Scanner

2002-11-04 Thread gfen
On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, David Brooks wrote: The scanner comes with 3 holders,one for 35mm strips,on for mounted slides and one for MF negs. I dont know the spec but they are off the glass by about 2-3 mm at least. I thought about raising my own negs off the glass iwht some sort of holder, execpt

Re: New scanner

2002-11-03 Thread Anton Browne
Hello I too have read on several occasions - in computer mags - that Windows 98 will not benefit from more than 512 MB of RAM. You may have 1G installed but maybe it makes no difference; you would have to do a test to confirm. Certainly I found the move from 256 to 384 insignificant. 128 to

Re: New scanner

2002-11-03 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello I too have read on several occasions - in computer mags - that Windows 98 will not benefit from more than 512 MB of RAM. You may have 1G installed but maybe it makes no difference; you would have to do a test to confirm. Certainly I found

RE: New scanner

2002-11-03 Thread Rubenstein, Bruce M (Bruce)
This is also my understanding of Win 9x RAM usage. If one could generate a 550mb scan file, I'm not sure why they would do it. To get the entire file into RAM, along with the rest OS and app, would take GB's of RAM and still run very slow. If you want to see the best that it can do on a 4x5,

RE: New scanner

2002-11-03 Thread Rubenstein, Bruce M (Bruce)
From the SOYO support site (http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:xbI5pX5sZ_8C:www.soyousa.com/support/index.php%3Fanswer_id%3D97+512mb+limit+in+windows+98hl=enie=UTF-8): Win98/98SE/ME can't handle more than 512 megs of memory It transpires that Win ME, Win98 and Win95 cannot deal with main

Re: New scanner

2002-11-03 Thread Feroze Kistan
are know to fall to pieces with files like that. (I havn't even seen my post and you already replied?) Feroze - Original Message - From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 4:13 PM Subject: Re: New scanner Message text written by INTERNET

RE: New scanner

2002-11-03 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] From the SOYO support site (http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:xbI5pX5sZ_8C:www.soyousa.com/support/ index.php%3Fanswer_id%3D97+512mb+limit+in+windows+98hl=enie=UTF-8): Win98/98SE/ME can't handle more than 512 megs of memory Use the

Re: New scanner

2002-11-03 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Its not the board, its the way '98 was made. Optimum ram for '98 is 128MB, anything over that is overkill I have 2, one an Asus and one a Gigabyte, both have had a gig and more in it and only NT has been able to access it. It could be as simple

Re: New scanner

2002-11-03 Thread Herb Chong
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Re: Re[2]: New scanner

2002-11-02 Thread Jeff
Let me know your impressions of the scanner. I'm curious. Bruce Me too. Jeff.

The new scanner

2001-05-12 Thread David A. Mann
Hi all, The new Agfa Arcus 1200 arrived today. I've taken the opportunity to have a play and I've scanned one of my panoramic slides and put it online at: http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/photography/panoramas/pan2.html The photo was taken using a Mamiya RB67, with a home-made adaptor so

New scanner: first impressions

2001-04-05 Thread Mark Roberts
I've had a couple of days to play with my new Minolta Dimage (what a silly word) Scan Multi so I thought I'd share my initial impressions. 35mm Although, at 2820dpi, it's only marginally higher in resolution than my old HP Photosmart S20, the image quality is *vastly* superior. I was just

Re: New scanner: first impressions

2001-04-05 Thread aimcompute
Cool Elephant Whiskers Mark! Just kidding. The whole time it was loading I thought it was part of an elephant. Quite nice. Tom C. - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 5:57 AM Subject: New scan

Re: New scanner: first impressions

2001-04-05 Thread Mark Roberts
"aimcompute" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cool Elephant Whiskers Mark! Just kidding. The whole time it was loading I thought it was part of an elephant. Quite nice. Ah, now I have a name for it! Since my leaf close-up was called "Dinosaur Skin" I don't see why this can't be clled "Elephant