Good question Brian Im not backing away from what I wrote a number of months ago I get a much more even result regarding sharpness , but when I compare the results whit the Canon scanner I have tested, the results are still inferior compare to the Canon scanner. Best regards Mikael Risedal
>From: "Brian D. Plikaytis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000 >Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 17:11:52 -0500 > >But a number of months ago you claimed success in focusing by selecting a >focus point midway between the center an edge. Are you backing away from >this? > >thanks, >Brian >-------------------------------------------------------------- >respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mikael Risedal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 2:25 AM >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000 > > > > The answer is NO to your question below Brian. > > Do a test by your self. Take a slide or negative film. Select the auto >focus > > in the middle (NikonScan 3.1 or silverfast) and scan. > > Look at the results. Choose a new auto focus point the the corner or >side > > of the film and scan. > > You get 2 different results. One are grain sharp in the middle and >unsharp > > in the corner. The other are sharp in the corner and not sharp in the > > middle. You can never get equal sharpness over the whole film with a >Nikon > > scanner. I have done this test with 4 different > > Ls 4000 scanner - same results. You get only a overall sharp picture > > from the LS4000 scanner if you put the film in a glass frame. All film > > curves a little bit and the lack of depth of field in LS 4000 produce a > > poor overall resolution . ( Imacon scannner have F-stop 8 ) I belive >LS4000 > > lens are wide open. > > This is well known problem by Nikon , but Polaroid and now Canon can >handle > > the problem without any glass mounted film frames. > > In last Photokina Germany sept 2000 i discussed the problem with Nikon. > > Nothing yet are done to solve the problem > > Best Regards Mikael Risedal > > > > > > > > >From: "Brian D. Plikaytis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000 > > >Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 19:49:22 -0500 > > > > > >OK Mikael, let me ask a follow-up question. I am a beginner so your > > >knowledge clearly surpasses mine. I've been reading your comments (as >well > > >as others) on this issue for months now. My question is the following: >are > > >you able to reclaim proper sharpness through the judicious use of > > >sharpening > > >techniques in Photoshop. I ask because I purchased a Nikon 4000 scanner >a > > >number of months ago and I am able to get much better results from the > > >resultant images out of Photoshop than I was ever able to get through >the > > >use of professional photofinisher. > > > > > >thanks, > > > > > >Brian > > >-------------------------------------------------------------- > > >respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Mikael Risedal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 12:01 AM > > >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000 > > > > > > > > > > Hello Brian. The Nikon scanner is not out of focus. > > > > Nikon LS 4000 are sharp in the middle of the film area but un sharp >out > > > > against the sides and corner . The example are from the right side >of >a > > > > slide film. > > > > > > > > Next small jpg file are from our test motive . The test motive shows >in > > >the > > > > middle of the jpg file. This is from the left corner. > > > > I hope that every one can se the difference in resolution and >sharpness. > > > > Look below the text. > > > > Nikon have a big problem with the depth of field. Best results gets >with > > > > glass framed film and 100% film flatness. Low light source and to >open > > > > f-stop lens construction is the main problem. Im a owner of 2 Nikon > > >scanner > > > > LS2000 and LS 4000, they have the same problem. > > > > Best regards > > > > Mikael Risedal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Brian D. Plikaytis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000 > > > > >Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 17:32:53 -0500 > > > > > > > > > >Maybe I'm not looking at the images correctly but the _entire_ >Nikon > > >4000 > > > > >frame looks out of focus. Is this a fair test - to compare an > > >out-of-focus > > > > >Nikon scan to an in-focus Canon scan? > > > > > > > > > >Brian > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: "Mikael Risedal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 4:29 PM > > > > >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Canon 4000 scanner VS Nikon LS4000 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To illustrate what I mean with poor Nikon Ls 4000 sharpness, I >have > > > > > > put a attachment with a jpg file. Vuescan as a reference sofware >and > > > > >same > > > > > > settings to the 2 scanners > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Nikon Ls 4000 can not produce equal sharpness over the whole >film > > >area > > > > >if > > > > > > >the film are mounted glass less or in a filmstrip. Lack of >depth >of > > > > >field. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >The test shows that a combination of Canons sharpness and >Nikons > > > > >scanning > > > > > > >speed, colors and Dmax should be a nearly perfect mid end >scanner. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Mikael Risedal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > > > >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > > > >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp