Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710
I agree with the need to capture entire tonal range, but don't agree with your belief that this cannot be done with Nikonscan. Have you tried Scanner Extras / Prescan mode / low cont neutral? (on negs only I think) Julian At 13:19 06/09/01, Maris wrote: There is no set answer one way or the other to this question - it's whatever works best for you. I use VueScan myself rather than NikonScan for my LS-30. I prefer to capture the entire tonal range by setting white and black points where appropriate or even outside that to be certain I capture it all, and selecting the film type setting as appears best and, if necessary, adjust the brightness and gamma numbers, and then to do all level, curve and other such color correction work in Photoshop where the tools are much more useful than even in NikonScan and the image much larger and appears as it should on a calibrated monitor with working space color selected. Maris
filmscanners: Canon FS2710
I am using a Canon FS2710 invoked from PS 6.0.1 via the twain driver. My question is: Should I modify the image using levels, curves, etc. at the time of the scan or simply perform the scan, save the image as a .psd file, then make any modifications later? Thanks... Tom Maugham
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710
There is no set answer one way or the other to this question - it's whatever works best for you. I use VueScan myself rather than NikonScan for my LS-30. I prefer to capture the entire tonal range by setting white and black points where appropriate or even outside that to be certain I capture it all, and selecting the film type setting as appears best and, if necessary, adjust the brightness and gamma numbers, and then to do all level, curve and other such color correction work in Photoshop where the tools are much more useful than even in NikonScan and the image much larger and appears as it should on a calibrated monitor with working space color selected. Maris - Original Message - From: Thomas B. Maugham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Filmscanner mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 8:44 PM Subject: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 | I am using a Canon FS2710 invoked from PS 6.0.1 via the twain driver. My | question is: Should I modify the image using levels, curves, etc. at the | time of the scan or simply perform the scan, save the image as a .psd file, | then make any modifications later? | | Thanks... | | Tom Maugham | |
RE: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 vs Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II
[Tim A wrote] I Have used the Canoscan with other scanners, but not the Minolta. I have found using Vuescan with the Canoscan does wonders. Even basic scans come out with less noise. Do a multi passes or the long exposure pass gives me great scans - adding shadow detail and getting rid of shadow noise. I have to agree - showed a mate the difference between Vuescan and CanoScan last night on one of his 'difficult' negs and he wept with joy (ummm). He spent about 2 hours with Photoshop trying to get a result to no effect. A bit more difficult to use, but a whole lot more effective. bert
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 vs Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II
Art Ii wouldn't worry about the refurb. units. Customers return things for a variety of reasons, sometimes with nothing at all wrong with them. The returned units can no longer be sold as new and must be checked out and "refurbished" to be sold again. My Minolta Scan Dual I came from uBid and was a refurb. Other than the stickers on the box and paperwork inside, I couldn't tell it from mew. It works as new also. I've purchased a lot of this type of merchandise over the years with excellent luck. I always figured it this way - at least the refurb. unit was looked at and tested by a technician before it was shipped out. Do you know the day of the year that always has the largest number of large screen TV returns? The day after the Superbowl... :-) -- Jim Arthur Entlich wrote: I'd also be interested in replies to this. I noticed two things of interest in regard to the Minolta Dimage Dual Scan II. One, here in Canada, its backordered for up to two months due to demand. 2) I saw a bunch of refurbed units for same recently on "ubid", which worried me, being that this model has only come out perhaps 6 months ago, if that. Art
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 vs Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II
Jim wrote-- Customers return things for a variety of reasons, sometimes with nothing at all wrong with them. Do you know the day of the year that always has the largest number of large screen TV returns? The day after the Superbowl... :-) This probably speaks "volumes" about customer prefs, and why "refurbs" are not always such a bad deal, so long as there's at least a minimal guarantee attached. Still, they also come with an implied "Caveat Emptor" attached, just like a used car does. Best regards--LRA --- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 vs Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II
I've always looked on refurbs as the best of both worlds... one hand is the lower price, the other is that the unit has already failed in the field (or been returned for whatever reason) and the factory has had to not only fix it but make sure it passes even more rigorous tests than the new units coming off the line, so it's less prone to fail... the one time I had a problem with a factory refurb was a Mitsubishi monitor, the red gun failed, and they sent me a brand new latest and greatest model since they no longer made the one I had bought... not a bad deal... Mike M. Lynn Allen wrote: Jim wrote-- Customers return things for a variety of reasons, sometimes with nothing at all wrong with them. Do you know the day of the year that always has the largest number of large screen TV returns? The day after the Superbowl... :-) This probably speaks "volumes" about customer prefs, and why "refurbs" are not always such a bad deal, so long as there's at least a minimal guarantee attached. Still, they also come with an implied "Caveat Emptor" attached, just like a used car does. Best regards--LRA --- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com
filmscanners: Canon FS2710 vs Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II
I've been using a Canon FS2710 for about 18 months. It works well, but does tend to be noisy in the dark areas of slides. I've heard good things about the Minolta Scan Dual II, and I am wondering if it is noticeably superior to the Canon. At the moment they are the same price, but the Minolta is a newer model, with some slightly better specs. I would appreciate any comments from people who have used the Scan Dual II, especially anyone who has used both and can compare them. Thanks, Roger Smith
RE: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 vs Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II
I Have used the Canoscan with other scanners, but not the Minolta. I have found using Vuescan with the Canoscan does wonders. Even basic scans come out with less noise. Do a multi passes or the long exposure pass gives me great scans - adding shadow detail and getting rid of shadow noise. Tim A -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Roger Smith Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 1:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 vs Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II I've been using a Canon FS2710 for about 18 months. It works well, but does tend to be noisy in the dark areas of slides. I've heard good things about the Minolta Scan Dual II, and I am wondering if it is noticeably superior to the Canon. At the moment they are the same price, but the Minolta is a newer model, with some slightly better specs. I would appreciate any comments from people who have used the Scan Dual II, especially anyone who has used both and can compare them. Thanks, Roger Smith
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 vs Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II
I'd also be interested in replies to this. I noticed two things of interest in regard to the Minolta Dimage Dual Scan II. One, here in Canada, its backordered for up to two months due to demand. 2) I saw a bunch of refurbed units for same recently on "ubid", which worried me, being that this model has only come out perhaps 6 months ago, if that. Art Roger Smith wrote: I've been using a Canon FS2710 for about 18 months. It works well, but does tend to be noisy in the dark areas of slides. I've heard good things about the Minolta Scan Dual II, and I am wondering if it is noticeably superior to the Canon. At the moment they are the same price, but the Minolta is a newer model, with some slightly better specs. I would appreciate any comments from people who have used the Scan Dual II, especially anyone who has used both and can compare them. Thanks, Roger Smith
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 and Windows 2000 SCSI not working
Hi Sam, I'm still having a problem that Photoshop isn't able to access the Epson Twain driver for my Epson Perfection 1200S. The Polaroid SS4000 doesn't use the same twain interface, only it's proprietary software, which could include Silverfast, Insight, or VueScan. But I am able to scan with the Epson flatbed through VueScan (Thanks ED). Does anyone know why I can't get Photoshop to use the Epson Twain with Win2K? Larry * Here's a copy of the post that worked me through a similar problem to yours: It appears that what you'll need is the NTASPI32 from. 1. Install new drivers for the AdvanSys ABP-3922-00 SCSI card from http://www.connectcom.net/downloads/fastultra.html. Connect.com is the new name for the AdvanSys site. This installed a driver called Fast Ultra Narrow SCSI, which then showed up properly in Device Manager. Win 2K itself had a driver for the AdvanSys card which loaded automatically on setup, but it was out-dated. 2. Install new NTASPI32 with the installer from http://advansys.com/support/ntwnaspi32.html. A trick here was that the Adaptec installer did not work(gave a message that there was no Adaptec card on my system). The Polaroid Support staff and some others advised me to use the Adaptec site, but that would never work for me. Also, the AdvanSys CD that originally came with my SS4000(December 1999) had outdated drivers. In this AdvanSys site, there was a choice of a GUI installer or a simple system where you just copy the NTASPI and WNASPI files to two different WIN NT folders. I used the GUI and it was all automatic. 3. Now I had the right drivers and ASPI layer, but the scanner was still not recognized. I had to physically remove the AdvanSys card and reboot with the card out of the system(no longer showed up in the Device Manager). Then I shut down, put the AdvanSys card back in, and started up again. Voila! Works pefectly so far with the SS4000 using either Vuescan or PolaColor Insight. *** At 07:14 PM 3/17/01 +, you wrote: I had my Canon 2710 working on Windows 2000 at an earlier date with much screwing around with it but after reloading my PC after a crash I can not get it to go for the life of me. My machine recognizes the scanner by name and I do the quirky install per Canon's instructions http://www.usa.canon.com/camcambin/filmscanner/fs2710dl.html and when I install there software it says SCSI device not found or something along those lines. Some problem with VueScan. ::: Larry Berman Web Sites for Artists: http://BermanGraphics.com Compare Image Compression from the top Graphics Programs: http://ImageCompress.com Explore the Art Show Jury process from a web site: http://ArtShowJury.com :::
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 and Windows 2000 SCSI not working
Hi! The Vuescan homepage says that you need a driver called ASPI and an address to download it from. Have you tried it?! Regards Erik On Saturday 17 March 2001 20:14, you wrote: I had my Canon 2710 working on Windows 2000 at an earlier date with much screwing around with it but after reloading my PC after a crash I can not get it to go for the life of me. My machine recognizes the scanner by name and I do the quirky install per Canon's instructions http://www.usa.canon.com/camcambin/filmscanner/fs2710dl.html and when I install there software it says SCSI device not found or something along those lines. Some problem with VueScan. Does anyone have this running on Windows 2000? If so maybe you can help me out by letting me know what you did. I have the SCSI card that came with it. I believe it is an adaptec ava 2904e. I do have the latest drivers. Thanks for any help I really appreciate it. Sam _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com -- Erik Kaffehr[EMAIL PROTECTED] alt. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mariebergsvgen 53 +46 155 219338 (home) S-611 66 Nykping +46 155 263515 (office) Sweden -- Message sent using 100% recycled electrons --
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
To my knowledge, the only scanners with an IR channel are: Nikon LS30/2000 (and likely the new ones being released) Minolta Elite Acer Scanwit 2740 As VueScan's ability to do clean up improves, IR channel may become less important an issue. patton paul wrote: On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Arthur Entlich wrote: If you don't require SCSI interfacing and have a USB port, you may wish to consider the Minolta Dimage Dual Scan II. Most people are quite impressed with it, especially when used with VueScan, a third party product selling for $40 US., and the price is lower than the Canon. The Canon is considered a reasonable produce by those who use it, but the Minolta seems to be better value. I haven't used either scanner, and going on reports I have read over numerous months through many sources. Does either the Minolta or the Canon scanner have an IR channel for ICE? -Paul Patton Art
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
In a message dated 2/9/2001 4:45:05 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: To my knowledge, the only scanners with an IR channel are: Nikon LS30/2000 (and likely the new ones being released) Minolta Elite Acer Scanwit 2740 Yes, this is correct. As VueScan's ability to do clean up improves, IR channel may become less important an issue. Scanners with an infrared channel will always clean images significantly better than scanners without. I can't imagine any cleaning algorithm that could even be 1/10 as good as the cleaning ability of a scanner with an infrared channel. Regards, Ed Hamrick
filmscanners: Canon FS2710 Mac plug-in
Can someone please stuff and mail me the Mac PS plug-in for the Canon FS2710. I was happily formatting my HD this evening and forgot to back up the plug-in from the PS folder. I tried downloading it from the Canon site but all I get is a 2k text file for my troubles. I remember notifying Canon of this problem 9 months ago and still it remains unfixed. Many thanks Richard
RE: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
Title: RE: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good? Paul, the Canon doesnt have IR, can't talk for the Minolta. Does either the Minolta or the Canon scanner have an IR channel for ICE? -Paul Patton
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
Yes - its a nice scanner, and the Canon Software is ok for getting it to do simple scanning jobs. With Vuescan I can get a lot more out of it though. Its getting 'old' now and Ive been expecting a new model or two from Canon but Im not sure of its current price range w.r.t other better models. Easily set up too. This topic has been discussed a lot, and you can hunt for more detailed info on my archive of the list (no ads - just plain text, searchable etc). If you want some sample scans then I can stick them online for download - but at 20+ megs a pop they may be a bit too extreme for that. My favourite comparison is with PhotoCD, from where I got the desire to buy a scanner, and the Canon does better by a fair way. bert Archive: http://phi.res.cse.dmu.ac.uk/Filmscan/
RE: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
Jason writes ... the Canon doesnt have IR, can't talk for the Minolta. Does either the Minolta or the Canon scanner have an IR channel for ICE? I believe the Canon FS2740 does have IR ... why else would Jack Phipps (ASF) give it a "thumbs up"??? shAf :o)
RE: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
I believe the Canon FS2740 does have IR ... Doesn't have infrared, or at least mine doesn't.. hy else would Jack Phipps (ASF) give it a "thumbs up"??? Because for the price, it just about beats the socks anything near it's cost, and is at least equal to scanners twice it's price :) (the new Acer ScanWit has IR Tim A
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
Guys, I can't find any reference to CanoScan FS2740. Is this a typo? Chris of FS2700 fame. - Original Message - From: "shAf" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 3:47 PM Subject: RE: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good? Jason writes ... the Canon doesnt have IR, can't talk for the Minolta. Does either the Minolta or the Canon scanner have an IR channel for ICE? I believe the Canon FS2740 does have IR ... why else would Jack Phipps (ASF) give it a "thumbs up"??? shAf :o)
RE: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
Guys, I can't find any reference to CanoScan FS2740. Is this a typo? Chris of FS2700 fame. Actually, the current model is FS2710 (unless they sneaked a new one out) Tim
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
RE: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?As to the Minolta, only the Minolta Elite to my knowledge. Maris - Original Message - From: Finch, Jason V To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 4:15 AM Subject: RE: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good? Paul, the Canon doesnt have IR, can't talk for the Minolta. Does either the Minolta or the Canon scanner have an IR channel for ICE? -Paul Patton
RE: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
Opps! I gave a big thumbs up to the ACER 2740S not the Canon. It has a lot of bang for the buck. Jack Phipps Applied Science Fiction -Original Message- From: shAf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 9:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good? Jason writes ... the Canon doesnt have IR, can't talk for the Minolta. Does either the Minolta or the Canon scanner have an IR channel for ICE? I believe the Canon FS2740 does have IR ... why else would Jack Phipps (ASF) give it a "thumbs up"??? shAf :o)
filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
Looking at low cost film scanners and this Canon FS2710 seems like it might be nice. Anybody have strong feelings for or against it? I know there have been new 4000ppi scanners announced, but will there be anything better in the Canon's price range out soon? Thanks, Todd
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, tflash wrote: Looking at low cost film scanners and this Canon FS2710 seems like it might be nice. Anybody have strong feelings for or against it? I know there have been new 4000ppi scanners announced, but will there be anything better in the Canon's price range out soon? I bought one at the end of November last year and have been quite impressed with it. I'm using it exclusively with VueScan under Linux with an Epson 1270 printer for output. I put myself in the "bumbling amateur" category, but in-general I'm quite happy with the combination. Gordon
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
If you don't require SCSI interfacing and have a USB port, you may wish to consider the Minolta Dimage Dual Scan II. Most people are quite impressed with it, especially when used with VueScan, a third party product selling for $40 US., and the price is lower than the Canon. The Canon is considered a reasonable produce by those who use it, but the Minolta seems to be better value. I haven't used either scanner, and going on reports I have read over numerous months through many sources. Art tflash wrote: Looking at low cost film scanners and this Canon FS2710 seems like it might be nice. Anybody have strong feelings for or against it? I know there have been new 4000ppi scanners announced, but will there be anything better in the Canon's price range out soon? Thanks, Todd
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
At 2:12 PM -0500 2/7/01, tflash wrote: Looking at low cost film scanners and this Canon FS2710 seems like it might be nice. Anybody have strong feelings for or against it? I know there have been new 4000ppi scanners announced, but will there be anything better in the Canon's price range out soon? I've had mine for about 18 months now and it works very well, especially with VueScan. The model is getting pretty long in the tooth, though, but I haven't heard of anything new coming from Canon. The new Nikons will be more expensive, but many are eagerly awaiting their arrival. Should be some good deals on the older models like the LS30. Some of the various Minolta models have their supporters, including Ed Hamrick. Regards, Roger Smith
RE: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
Title: RE: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good? Have the scanner, have had no problems with it. I love the results. Not having a need for 4000dpi this suites my needs perfectly. Some people have experienced problems with the included scsi card running under win2k. I think there is a workaround, I already had a separate scsi card so this was not an issue. Based on everyone's comments vuescan seems to be the software 'to use' rather than Canoscan. Regards, Jason -Original Message- From: tflash [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 5:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good? Looking at low cost film scanners and this Canon FS2710 seems like it might be nice. Anybody have strong feelings for or against it? I know there have been new 4000ppi scanners announced, but will there be anything better in the Canon's price range out soon? Thanks, Todd
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 - any good?
On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Arthur Entlich wrote: If you don't require SCSI interfacing and have a USB port, you may wish to consider the Minolta Dimage Dual Scan II. Most people are quite impressed with it, especially when used with VueScan, a third party product selling for $40 US., and the price is lower than the Canon. The Canon is considered a reasonable produce by those who use it, but the Minolta seems to be better value. I haven't used either scanner, and going on reports I have read over numerous months through many sources. Does either the Minolta or the Canon scanner have an IR channel for ICE? -Paul Patton Art tflash wrote: Looking at low cost film scanners and this Canon FS2710 seems like it might be nice. Anybody have strong feelings for or against it? I know there have been new 4000ppi scanners announced, but will there be anything better in the Canon's price range out soon? Thanks, Todd
Re: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 with APS
Hi Ed, I have the scanner and the adapter, but I never used it as I had no need Can do the test overnight, no problem (if it is OK without film) hope the fact I have Vuescan trial version few months old would not make the difference. Can I convert TIFF to JPEG for easier transfer? Greetings from Yugoslavia, Salinger Igor - Original Message - From: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 6:19 PM Subject: filmscanners: Canon FS2710 with APS Could someone with a Canon FS2710 and an APS adapter do a test for me? I'd like to add a mode to VueScan for scanning APS with this scanner, and to do this I need to get the positions of the APS window in the scanning window. A simple test that will do this is: ...
