Re: filmscanners: Where to buy a LS-4000

2001-03-03 Thread Arthur Entlich
Leo Stachowicz wrote: So as a first scanner I've decided to buy the LS-4000 and have also been trying to find somewhere to get it from. It never hurts to make your first choice the right one, and in all likelihood the Nikon LS4000 will be stellar. However, I'd wait for a few

Re: filmscanners: pc monitors

2001-03-03 Thread Arthur Entlich
One further consumer suggestion. If at all possible, try to get the store to agree to handle any warranty repairs for you (I'm not suggesting they do the repair, but that they handle shipping back and forth) Monitors are both expensive to ship, and vulnerable to damage, and sometimes the

Re: filmscanners: pc monitors

2001-03-03 Thread Michael Wilkinson
A good variety of responses. I understand that Nokia brand name has been bought by Viewsonic. As someone mentioned ,point of origin can make a huge difference to quality. I can not say Im 100 % happy with any of my monitors and we are running Mitsubishi,iiyama,and CTX. The Sony died a while

Re: filmscanners: Where to buy a LS-4000

2001-03-03 Thread Rob Geraghty
"Arthur Entlich" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Phil Edmunston, the author of Lemonade, suggests never buying a newly designed car in the first year. Bear in mind most models are tested on the Japanese market before being released elsewhere. This is true of many Japanese manufacturers. It's a

re: filmscanners: OT (slightly): Epson 640U

2001-03-03 Thread Alan Womack
Technically yes, but I am unaware of software to do so or the settings in Epson's twain driver. A hint from David Miller makes me think different conversions are done based on your destination choice. Can anyone confirm for me that the Epson 640U: a) Can output data in a colour space

Re: filmscanners: OT (slightly): Epson 640U

2001-03-03 Thread IronWorks
Vuescan outputs in RGB only but not in sRGB alone about 9-10 other RGB color spaces are listed including Adobe, Bruce, Colormatch, Apple. etc. Vuescan also does output in 8 or 16 bits at your option (and 64 bits BTW). Maris - Original Message - From: "Alan Womack" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

filmscanners: OT: Epson 1680 Flatbed Scanner

2001-03-03 Thread Ron Ostrow
Any news about the 48 bit Epson 1680 flatbed scanner? Ron

Re: filmscanners: VueScan 6.7.5 Available

2001-03-03 Thread Edward Wiseman
Good morning Ed... I tried another download this AM, and I'm still only able to over-write existing 6.7.4 with 6.7.4 (again).Cannot get 6.7.5 to installTIA.Eddie Wiseman - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 2:35 PM

RE: filmscanners: pc monitors

2001-03-03 Thread Frank Paris
I've said this before, and it looks like it is time to say it again. The best 21" black matrix monitor I've ever seen is the Cornerstone 1700p (close sibling to the Hitachi 814). www.MonitorsDirect.com currently sells it for less than $1,000 (I bought it at $1,200 a few months ago). This is their

filmscanners: OT but interesting - Interview with Jay Maisel

2001-03-03 Thread Larry Berman
We've just finished an interview with Jay Maisel. For those who have never heard of him, he has always been recognized as one of the top natural light color photographers in the world. Shooting commercially since the mid 1950's, he has always considered himself a purist by not doing any in

RE: filmscanners: Artixscan 4000t (Win Me/2k Pro ICC Profiling) [and Polaroid]

2001-03-03 Thread Hemingway, David J
Roger, I am very sorry and disappointed to hear of your difficulties with your scanner. Polaroid prides itself on providing the best possible support to our customers. If you have been following this list for some time I think the consensus is Polaroid does provide good support. I have

filmscanners: Vuescan vs Silverfast control

2001-03-03 Thread Joel Nisson
I'm trying to decide between Vuescan and Silverfast for use with my SS4000 scanner (Already own Silverfast, testing trial VS). My main question at this point is whether there is a fundamental difference in how the two programs control the scanner that allows one or the other to create better

Re: filmscanners: Where to buy a LS-4000

2001-03-03 Thread Leo Stachowicz
It never hurts to make your first choice the right one, and in all likelihood the Nikon LS4000 will be stellar. However, I'd wait for a few reviews. The specs on the Kodak 3600 were very encouraging, but some people were quite disappointed in the software. Phil Edmunston, the author of

Re: filmscanners: VueScan 6.7.5 Available

2001-03-03 Thread Edward Wiseman
ED...as 1:10 PM East coast time, I'm still only getting 837 kb...Same as 6.7.4...Just an update FYI... Eddie wiseman - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 2:35 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: VueScan 6.7.5 Available In a message

RE: filmscanners: OT but interesting - Interview with Jay Maisel

2001-03-03 Thread Frank Paris
Excellent! His website is better than he lets on. Frank Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=62684 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Berman Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 8:37 AM To: [EMAIL

re[2]: filmscanners: OT (slightly): Epson 640U

2001-03-03 Thread Alan Womack
This is after vuescan gets it and does a conversion from the sRGB provided from the scanner. Unless Ed has changed it and not noted this it the release notes he only brings back the values from the scanner under sRGB. I had asked if VueScan could return a RAW Scan for profiling purposes and

RE: filmscanners: Vuescan vs Silverfast control

2001-03-03 Thread Frank Paris
I have an SS4000. I never did come to grips with Silverfast so really can't make a comparison. I know a lot more now and probably wouldn't have the difficulty with it I had when I first tried it, and I should revisit it. But what I can tell you is that I'm amazed by the consistency of VueScan. On

Re: filmscanners: Vuescan vs Silverfast control

2001-03-03 Thread shAf
Joel writes ... I'm trying to decide between Vuescan and Silverfast for use with my SS4000 scanner (Already own Silverfast, testing trial VS). My main question at this point is whether there is a fundamental difference in how the two programs control the scanner that allows one or the other

RE: filmscanners: VueScan 6.7.5 Available

2001-03-03 Thread Tim Atherton
Are you sure? Just downloaded and when you look at where it was saved, the folder window just says 838kb. BUT if you right click (PC) on the downloaded file and check the Properties, you find it is 857,211 bytes (in brackets) Tim A -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: filmscanners: OT but interesting - Interview with Jay Maisel

2001-03-03 Thread Michael Moore
Larry: Thanks for sharing this great interview with us. I met Jay back in '74 at his studio/office/home which is a 19th Century bank building down in the Bowery. Great shooter, great teacher. Thanks. Mike Moore Larry Berman wrote: We've just finished an interview with Jay Maisel. For those

Re: filmscanners: Where to buy a LS-4000

2001-03-03 Thread IronWorks
Switch brands perhaps to the Minolta Elite? Or get the Nikon LS-2000, which should be cheaper, or a refurb LS-30 temporarily, then resell it when the new ones come out and you've bought that one. Maris - Original Message - From: "Leo Stachowicz" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: filmscanners: VueScan 6.7.5 Available

2001-03-03 Thread Edward Wiseman
THANKS to you ALL...I had a friend email it and we did a fresh install of 6.7.5 and VIOLA!...It works!!...This was the FIRST time I wasn't able to overwrite an upgrade...As someone suggested I did a re-name, and ground-up install... Eddie Wiseman - Original Message - From: "IronWorks"

RE: filmscanners: Vuescan vs Silverfast control

2001-03-03 Thread John Hayward at Hopco
I use both. I prefer Silverfast when scanning trannies (perhaps because I used it first). IMHO it give one excellent control and seems more integrated with the SS400. OTOH its complexity may put some off. I prefer Vuescan for negatives. Ed does a great job of providing an extensive list of

Re: filmscanners: VueScan 6.7.5 Available

2001-03-03 Thread IronWorks
Do you want me to e-mail you 6.7.5 off-list perhaps? Just let me know. Maris [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Edward Wiseman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 3:11 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: VueScan 6.7.5 Available | ED...as 1:10

Re: re[2]: filmscanners: OT (slightly): Epson 640U

2001-03-03 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 3/3/2001 1:31:55 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is after vuescan gets it and does a conversion from the sRGB provided from the scanner. Unless Ed has changed it and not noted this it the release notes he only brings back the values from the scanner under sRGB.

Re: filmscanners: VueScan 6.7.5 Available

2001-03-03 Thread Edward Wiseman
OT ..but OK..80 Gigabytes of SNOW due tomorrow..."Film at 11...Stay tuned!" - Original Message - From: "Dale Gail" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 12:27 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: VueScan 6.7.5 Available On your time updates could you

RE: filmscanners: pc monitors

2001-03-03 Thread Laurie Solomon
Frank, I have a Hitachi CM815 Plus which is a 21" monitor that sells from PC Connection for $1099US. I lucked out last Xmas when I bought it from Onvia.com for $970 US with them picking up the shipping and handling. I am very pleased with it; it has a 3 year warranty. Prior to it, I had the

Re: filmscanners: VueScan 6.7.5 Available

2001-03-03 Thread Dale Gail
On your time updates could you include the weather updates too:) From: "Edward Wiseman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] ED...as 1:10 PM East coast time, I'm still only getting 837 kb...Same as 6.7.4...Just an update FYI...

Re: filmscanners: Where to buy a LS-4000

2001-03-03 Thread Robert Kehl
I got on a waiting list with a Nikon dealer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, back in early February. I was fortunate (maybe, maybe not, depending on whether the first units that ship work) to be second on his waiting list. Nikon is rationing out the new units based on orders received from their

RE: filmscanners: VueScan 6.7.5 Available

2001-03-03 Thread Frank Paris
It probably said 837kb. If so, then, as I explained in a previous post, those are exactly the same numbers. Frank Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=62684 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tim Atherton

Re: filmscanners: VueScan 6.7.5 Available

2001-03-03 Thread Gordon Tassi
Reminder: Please remember that you will most likely need your registration number to do that. Gordon IronWorks wrote: Try renaming 6.7.4 and then install 6.7.5 instead of over-writing 6.7.4 Maris

RE: filmscanners: pc monitors

2001-03-03 Thread Frank Paris
Lauri, I'm up on the Hitachi site right now, and it appears they have replaced the 814 with the 815+. It's the exact same tube, and the specs look identical. That tube is also used in the 811 and 813 (looks like they dropped the 812). It is also the same tube used in the Cornerstone p1500,

Re: re[2]: filmscanners: OT (slightly): Epson 640U

2001-03-03 Thread Richard N. Moyer
If you use Ektachrome E6, you will obtain saturated colors far exceeding the gamut of sRGB. For this media, you should use a wider color space such as Ekta Space which encompasses (just barely) the gamut of E6. In addition, you should not save these files using the sRGB profile, or they will

Re: re[2]: filmscanners: OT (slightly): Epson 640U

2001-03-03 Thread EdHamrick
In a message dated 3/3/2001 5:46:16 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If you use Ektachrome E6, you will obtain saturated colors far exceeding the gamut of sRGB. No, this just isn't true. Take a look at the data for the Q60 and you'll see that there's very little out of gamut, mostly

Re: filmscanners: OT but interesting - Interview with Jay Maisel

2001-03-03 Thread Hersch Nitikman
Thanks very much Larry. I really enjoyed that interview. At 11:37 AM 03/03/2001 -0500, you wrote: We've just finished an interview with Jay Maisel. For those who have never heard of him, he has always been recognized as one of the top natural light color photographers in the world. Shooting

Re: filmscanners: VueScan 6.7.5 Available

2001-03-03 Thread IronWorks
No - the registration number appears to be saved in the registry - I always rename the old, then install the new without problem and without re-registration. Maris - Original Message - From: "Gordon Tassi" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 4:03 PM

filmscanners: Vuescan - A few technical questions

2001-03-03 Thread Joel Nisson
For Ed Hamrick (most likely): I just purchased Vuescan and have a few technical questions: 1. In the Color balance tab, what is the difference between "Neutral" and "Auto Levels?" 2. Also in Color balance, does "White balance" assume that the lightest object in the image is white? Can it be

Re: re[2]: filmscanners: OT (slightly): Epson 640U

2001-03-03 Thread Rob Geraghty
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/3/2001 1:31:55 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is after vuescan gets it and does a conversion from the sRGB provided from the scanner. Yes, VueScan transfers the raw samples as linear samples (i.e. not gamma corrected) using the same

Re: re[2]: filmscanners: OT (slightly): Epson 640U

2001-03-03 Thread Richard N. Moyer
This has been worked to death by the experts. See Bruce Fraser, or go directly to J Homes, who created the EktaSpace gamut in the first place - so that there was a wide enough space to completely envelop E6 - judiciously, meaning that "no levels out of the 256 are wasted". Or, if you choose,

Re: filmscanners: Vuescan - A few technical questions

2001-03-03 Thread shAf
Joel writes ... For Ed Hamrick (most likely): I'm going to throw my own observations in here and hope Ed addresses them as well. ... 1. In the Color balance tab, what is the difference between "Neutral" and "Auto Levels?" If you use auto levels, and after the scan is done (you