Ken Durling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to: >I have a lower-end scanner, a Canon FS2710, and I've had it about 3-4 years >now. Fears of fairly heavy use, although not daily. Probably at least >2,000 scans. What sort of things go wrong with a scanner/sensor with age >and use? The drive/carrier mechanism still seems fine, but it seems to me >my scans are getting noisier, but it could partly just be me getting more >sensitive to noise and knowing what to look for. And even though I'm using >Vuescan, it seems to me I'm having a harder and harder time getting colors >to look right, even in Image mode. I don't think it's my monitor, as >viewing older photos still looks fine. And, is dimming a part of scanner >ageing - is there a bulb/LED to replace? > >Since this is my first film scanner, I don't know what deterioration to be >on the lookout for. I'm not getting hot pixels or anything, just more >overall noise it seems.
Time to upgrade! Seriously, go to 4000 dpi now! -- Jim Davis Nature Photography http://jimdavis.oberro.com Replies in plain text only please! * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
