I got mine (new) about six months ago. About 200 slide scans, in intermitent
batches. No service needed so far. Never contacted Microtek support.
Problems only with colors obtained (probably bad color managemant setup -- I
will be able to say more soon, as I am ordering a ColorVision
spyder/softwa
I think this type of feedback is very useful and should be helpful for
people evaluating different units. I'm glad to hear it is something you
will be incorporating into your web site. I hope you don't plan on
getting any commercial sponsorship from any of those companies ;-)(I
think that wa
> If the form also covers general feedback (ie make and model of scanner
> owned), it would help build up a profile of which manufacturer shifts
> the most boxes.
Yup, it wouldn't be much use without that. Failures with all marques seem to
follow certain patterns, the idea would be to identify
I have an ArtixScan 4000t , new 03/00. It was always tricky to feed,
made evil grinding noises while scanning, and was erratic in scan
quality (never bad, just not always reproducibly sharp- which made
multi-scanning useless).To be honest, I wondered if I had made a
mistake in buying it. Aft
age-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tony Sleep
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 6:30 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: Re: Microtek Artix 4000T
>
>
> > Is it just me, or is there a sudden rash of sick SS4000/Arti
NO reliability problems in approximately 350 scanned images..Purchased
Artixscan 4000T 4/00Eddie Wiseman
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From: Jim Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Re: Microtek
> Is it just me, or is there a sudden rash of sick SS4000/Artixscan 4000
> units? Seems like all of the sudden they are failing in large numbers.
There do seem to have been a few.
FWIW I've had no problems with my Pol4000 since new (~1yr and - at a guess - around
1000
scans).
Website Mk2 in
Tony Sleep wrote:
> I have a comprehensive web feedback form already
> in the offline Mk2 site
> The intention is to start building a picture of user
> dis/satisfaction and mfr. response.
If the form also covers general feedback (ie make and model of scanner
owned), it would help build up a p
> Even better yet, how about owners of these units send a three part, one line
> reply containing how long owned how many images scanned, and a simple "yes"
> or "no" to whether they are having reliability problems? That sounds more
> useful than the noise we have been having recently.
Not to the
Arthur Entlich wrote:
> NewLeaf Productions wrote:
>
> > Re Microtek Service:
> > Bought an Artixscan 4000t two months ago. Used it heavily for 3 days,
> > then unused until last week. Sadly it had failed! Perhaps I should have
> > turned it off during the period of no use?
>
> Is it just me, or
NewLeaf Productions wrote:
> Re Microtek Service:
> Bought an Artixscan 4000t two months ago. Used it heavily for 3 days,
> then unused until last week. Sadly it had failed! Perhaps I should have
> turned it off during the period of no use?
Is it just me, or is there a sudden rash of sick SS
Re Microtek Service:
Bought an Artixscan 4000t two months ago. Used it heavily for 3 days, then
unused until last week. Sadly it had failed! Perhaps I should have turned
it off during the period of no use?
After a phone call to Holland, I was given a number for a service agent in
the UK who agr
From: Robert Kehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> You're right. The Polaroid is cheaper. So that would seem to end the
> debate. However, I just found a few Microteks from a photo store closing
> going for $900 each, new in factory sealed cartons. I think I'll have to
> buy one. Even if I buy Silverfa
. Vuescan only costs $40
for continual updates and superb technical service and works with both
scanners.
Elroy Eckhardt
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From: "Robert Kehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 11:27 PM
Subject: Re
sage -
From: Frank Paris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:44 AM
Subject: RE: Microtek Artix 4000T
> The Polaroid is considerably cheaper than the Microtek at this time. I
also
> like everything I've heard about their suppor
Hi,
Yes they are the same except for the external case and software. I have the
Microtek version.
No one seems to have compared the software that is supplied with each one,
and its not to swap the software between machines.
Mark...
> I am new to this list so if this topic has already been cov
Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Elroy Eckhardt
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 9:52 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Microtek Artix 4000T
>
>
> The Microtek and Polaroid scanners are identical and both made by
&
D]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 2:01 PM
Subject: Microtek Artix 4000T
> I am new to this list so if this topic has already been covered, please
> forgive the redundancy.
>
> I've read a number of reviews of film scanners including Tony's review of
> Nikon LS-20
I am new to this list so if this topic has already been covered, please
forgive the redundancy.
I've read a number of reviews of film scanners including Tony's review of
Nikon LS-2000 and Polaroid's SS4000.
I understand that Microtek makes the scanning engine for Polaroid. Does
anyone have an i
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