On 13/06/2009 James L. Sims wrote: > With the support for my Polaroid Sprintscan 120 now unavailable, I am > looking for a replacement.
Vuescan should resolve antique s/w issues on Windows, though SCSI support may become more awkward I believe ASPI drivers are available for Vista. On Mac I don't know with current OSX, but similar was possible. Same applies to SCSI Nikons etc. Regarding physical service, I recently popped the lid off my Polaroid 4000 (4 lever tabs) as it seemed to have got rather flary and low contrast with some strongly backlit slides that included bright backgrounds, despite living under a dust cover when not in use. Half a dozen self-tappers later and I was able to remove the lamp holder and the top of the film carrier carriage. I was then able to clean the angled mirror with a DSLR sensor swab - it was covered in a thick layer of dust. Inspection with a torch showed the lens to be clean, reflected in the mirror. I then cleaned every trace of dust and dirt from the mechanism surfaces I could get at, and wiped and re-lubricated the helical carriage advance screws. Result : a total transformation! Scans bright and clean, loads more shadow detail - virtually everything in Kodachrome. No flare and colour much easier to get spot on. The mechanism sounds happier for lubrication too. No more misfeeding neg carrier either, which the scanner has been mistaking for the slide carrier half the time, for about the last 4 years. I wish I'd done it earlier, as I now think I should really rescan quite a lot. > Has anyone had any experience with Epson's > V750M? The specs. look impressive if they hold up. No experience, but if I had the money I'd have bought one to scan the relatively small amount of 120 I have. From reading reviews the V750 is very little different from the much cheaper V700. Lens coating seems very slightly better and you get Silverfast with the 750. Most important factor appears to be stand-offs for the film carrier, which can be improvised. Personally I'd use Vuescan anyway. -- Regards Tony Sleep http://tonysleep.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to listser...@halftone.co.uk, with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body