Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-17 Thread John
still ran out of time (and patience!) to get them satisfactorily scanned. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML On Behalf Of John Sent: Tuesday, 17 December 2019 2:21 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my On 12/13/2019 21:

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-17 Thread John
Yeah, that's why I suggested a piece of "construction paper" with a cutout for the 110 negative to support the glass. I thought maybe mat board would be too thick & I couldn't think of a good descriptive name for another thick but not too thick paper ... maybe a heavy card stock? Since

RE: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-16 Thread jcoyle
: Tuesday, 17 December 2019 2:21 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my On 12/13/2019 21:00:07, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: > I have the Epson V500: when my mother reached her 100th. birthday in > 2018, my brother and I scanned all of her negatives, r

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
For most flatbed scanners, the focus is fixed and their DOF is such that they can easily accommodate a mm or two of film curvature. For best results, a glass plate works well to hold the negative flat, with the caveat that the glass itself must be extremely clean and the thinner the better to

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
Holding negs down with a piece of glass works after a fashion, but you usually get some moire. Special glass or plastic made for that purpose works better. I think Epson sells it. > On Dec 16, 2019, at 11:20 AM, John wrote: > > On 12/13/2019 21:00:07, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: >> I have the

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-16 Thread John
On 12/13/2019 21:00:07, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: I have the Epson V500: when my mother reached her 100th. birthday in 2018, my brother and I scanned all of her negatives, ranging in size from 1.5inches square to 6x9cm and going back in time to the 1900's. We were unable to scan the 110 size

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-16 Thread ann sanfedele
December 2019 9:03 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my I'm a little late to this but the Epson Perfection V550 is supposed to be pretty much the same engine as the V500. I keep looking at one but I haven't fired up my film scanner in such a long time

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-16 Thread Scott Loveless
ly did > > have bottle-bottoms for a lens. > > > > > > John in Brisbane > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: PDML On Behalf Of P. J. Alling > > Sent: Saturday, 14 December 2019 9:03 AM > > To: pdml@pdml.net > > Subject: Re: spotmati

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
. J. Alling > Sent: Saturday, 14 December 2019 9:03 AM > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my > > I'm a little late to this but the Epson Perfection V550 is supposed to be > pretty much the same engine as the V500. I keep looking at one but I

RE: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-13 Thread jcoyle
- From: PDML On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Saturday, 14 December 2019 9:03 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my I'm a little late to this but the Epson Perfection V550 is supposed to be pretty much the same engine as the V500. I keep looking at one

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-13 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm a little late to this but the Epson Perfection V550 is supposed to be pretty much the same engine as the V500.  I keep looking at one but I haven't fired up my film scanner in such a long time... On 12/10/2019 1:03 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: Flatbeds are ok, preferably with 35mm and 120

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-10 Thread Alan C
Interesting. I tried the free version to try & revive an HP2400 scanner. It wouldn't work properly (parts of scanned pages were blank) so I contacted Mr Hamrick who asked me to conduct a couple of tests & forward the resulting files. He informed me that the scanner had croaked! Hard to get

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-10 Thread Bulent Celasun
I have been on Linux for more than 10 years. Never had a single problem with VueScan. Mr. Hamrick answered my occasional messages in a timely and helpful manner. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-10 Thread Rob Studdert
eccable, too. > > > John in Brisbane > > > > -Original Message- > From: PDML On Behalf Of Postmaster > Sent: Tuesday, 10 December 2019 11:34 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my > > Scott Loveless w

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-10 Thread Scott Loveless
Not only does it work, it works with Linux. You win all the internets today! On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 1:58 PM Mark Roberts wrote: > > Scott Loveless wrote: > > >I had looked into Vuescan several years ago, but it did not work with > >the 8400f at the time. Canon is particularly egregious when

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Scott Loveless wrote: >I had looked into Vuescan several years ago, but it did not work with >the 8400f at the time. Canon is particularly egregious when it comes >to publishing hardware specs. I will re-investigate. https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/canon_8400f.html "VueScan is compatible with

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-10 Thread Scott Loveless
Might have to consider. That's like almost thinking about it. "Ooh, what a nice scene! I should take a picture by pushing the button down on that camera I thought about bringing along" On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 5:16 AM Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 9/12/19, Scott Loveless, discombobulated,

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-10 Thread Scott Loveless
I had looked into Vuescan several years ago, but it did not work with the 8400f at the time. Canon is particularly egregious when it comes to publishing hardware specs. I will re-investigate. On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 8:35 PM Postmaster wrote: > > Scott Loveless wrote: > > >Which leads me to film

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-10 Thread David J Brooks
; support is impeccable, too. > > > John in Brisbane > > > > -Original Message- > From: PDML On Behalf Of Postmaster > Sent: Tuesday, 10 December 2019 11:34 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my >

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-10 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 9/12/19, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: >See you in May/June. Don't say you weren't warned. I see. A challenge. I might have to consider attending. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News --

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-09 Thread Bulent Celasun
>Flatbeds are ok, preferably with 35mm and 120 holders. I have Epson V500 with those adapters (no longer on the shelves). And I am a happy user of VueScan. It is simply too good for a business model from the customer's point of view. I also have a Nikon Coolscan V ED, a dedicated film scanner

RE: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-09 Thread jcoyle
:34 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my Scott Loveless wrote: >Which leads me to film scanners. I need one. The Canon 8400turdbucket >is no longer supported. They say the previous drivers should work with >DOS10, but they don'

Re: spotmatics and unexposed film and gfm, oh my

2019-12-09 Thread Postmaster
Scott Loveless wrote: >Which leads me to film scanners. I need one. The Canon >8400turdbucket is no longer supported. They say the previous drivers >should work with DOS10, but they don't. Check if that scanner is supported byVueScan (it probably is). Great scanning software that's compatible