Hi All
Been using my LS-2000 for a couple of years and it's been a great
workhorse - having done thousands of scans.
However, I've just started noticing VERY pronounced bands of
noise in shadow areas that streak across the image - i.e. the
same CCD cells are not performing. It's random but
That is not so Dave. Edge to edge sharpness is not a software issue, it is
a film flatness issue in the scaner, and an area where the curving of the
film in the Flextight helps greatly. Shadow detail, and particularly noise
in teh shadow detail, is not a software issue, it is an issue of how
Speaking of off brand units...I'd heard great things
years ago about
Smart and Friendly.
I have one, was top of the line about 3.5 years ago, 4x,
SCSI. Smart and Friendly were actually a higher end
manufacturer; good hardware.
Smart and Friendly OEM'ed their CD-RW drives from Yamaha
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Simon!
I think you have done a good conclusion here. If you go back in the mailing
list you found what I have
Any good tips for flattening negatives before you scan them? When I get
negatives back from the lab, they have a pronounced side to side curl that
makes loading theming to the scanner a problem, much less getting good edge
to edge resolution. Pre-flattening seems a much better option than glass
I think you have done a good conclusion here. If you go back in
the mailing
list you found what I have been written about film flatness problems . I
did last summer a test with my own 3 scanners LS2000. LS4000 and Polaroid
35+ against Imacon Photo.
None of them could match the Imacon
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Any good tips for flattening negatives before you scan them? When I get
negatives
Edward P. Richards schrieb:
Any good tips for flattening negatives before you scan them?
Hi, Ed,
I just store them laid flat in the paper sleeves they come in for a week
or so which significantly reduces curl. If stored this way for a longer
period, e.g. a month or so, they're almost
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Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 10:17:14 -0500
Imacon has a build in USM equal to about 60%.. radius 1+ tresh. 1 in
the sofware
Even if I try to
Austin Franklin wrote:
I think you have done a good conclusion here. If you go back in
the mailing
list you found what I have been written about film flatness problems .
I
did last summer a test with my own 3 scanners LS2000. LS4000 and
Polaroid
35+ against Imacon Photo.
None of
I think you have done a good conclusion here. If you go back in
the mailing
list you found what I have been written about film flatness problems . I
did last summer a test with my own 3 scanners LS2000. LS4000 and Polaroid
35+ against Imacon Photo.
None of them could match the Imacon
I didn't say edge to edge sharpness is a software issue, but shadow detail
and noise in color negs scans certainly is. That is the part of the neg
that is the easiest for the hardware to deal with.
Dave
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Vuescans advantages over most software (haven't used Flextight's, but hear
it's superb) has to do with the fact you can bring a scan into photoshop
somewhere between raw and final, enabling difficult shadow transition edits
that are far superior to most other software I've tried. It combines the
First advice is go to a better lab:) That's not a normal result.
If you can tape the film edges in the carrier that's one way. Otherwise
about all you can do that doesn't risk damage is to flatten with weight and
wait, or get a glass carrier.
Dave
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From: Edward P.
Austin Franklin wrote:
I think you have done a good conclusion here. If you go back in
the mailing
list you found what I have been written about film flatness
problems .
I
did last summer a test with my own 3 scanners LS2000. LS4000 and
Polaroid
35+ against Imacon Photo.
Vuescans advantages over most software (haven't used Flextight's, but
hear
it's superb) has to do with the fact you can bring a scan into photoshop
somewhere between raw and final, enabling difficult shadow transition edits
that are far superior to most other software I've tried. It combines
Dave
I accept that the software can assist in pulling more information out of a
negative but if the scanner does not have the capability in the hardware to
read it then it isn't going to materialise in the output scan file. I doubt
that Vuescan will ever get my lowly LS30 to perform better than
Austin Franklin wrote:
Austin
All sharpening was off, we double checked it to ensure an even test. We
also turned it on to see the difference and, to be honest, the
Flextight was
as sharp with sharpening turned off as the other two were with it
turned on.
Turning sharpening on
If the negs are really bowed, speak to your lab. They are using
incorrect drying technique. Chances are they are using too hot a
temperature, or the drying is being done unevenly.
All force-dried negs tend to have a bit of a curve, but if it is severe,
they need to change who they are doing
Although I agree that hardware sharpening, or even non-disclosed
software sharpening, is problematic in testing for non-sharpened images
in analyzing sharpness, I question the value of looking at a
non-sharpened image in terms of determining which scanner has higher
resolution, unless there is an
Although I agree that hardware sharpening, or even non-disclosed
software sharpening, is problematic in testing for non-sharpened images
in analyzing sharpness, I question the value of looking at a
non-sharpened image in terms of determining which scanner has higher
resolution,
Hi Art,
We
Simon,
I accept that the software can assist in pulling more information out of a
negative
Boy, do I disagree with that... How on earth can software pull more
information out of a negative, aside from the control of the light source
and the analog gain stage prior to the A/D? Those aren't
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If the negs are really bowed,
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