At 03:12 PM 12/4/2001 -0500, you wrote:
Also, as David mentioned, sometimes the SCSI bus won't recognize the scanner
if it's been shut off and I haven't rebooted the machine. In other words,
turn on sscanner, boot pc, wait until PC is up and running, shut off scanner
and then turn it on again
Rob:
What's the consensus amongst other Scan Multi owners as to the scanner as a
whole.
What are they reporting?
Actually, I haven't heard all that much yet. But what I have heard has been
all very good. (Stable, user-friendly software, good film holders, small
quiet machine, great shadow
and quiter operation.
Paul Wilson
-Original Message-
From: david/lisa soderman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 9:56 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED nightmares!!!
Rob:
What's the consensus amongst other Scan Multi
At 12:39 PM -0600 11/28/01, david/lisa soderman wrote:
If there's a
way to effectively allocate more RAM to NikonScan (used as a plugin)...I'd
be happy as a clam. ;-)
David--
The way to give NikonScan more memory as Photoshop plug-in is to (1)
allocate lots of memory to Photoshop and (2)
Bill F. wrote:
So what I'd do is allocate as much RAM as I possibly can to Photoshop
(in your case about 1.2GB of RAM to Photoshop leaving 300MB for the
system and other stuff), then run Photoshop alone (no other apps
running) and with no images open between scans.
Thanks for your help,
david/lisa soderman wrote:
I've asked several Minolta Scan Multi Pro
owners for actual scan times (as opposed to press releases or the
imaging-resource.com review).
David
What's the consensus amongst other Scan Multi owners as to the scanner as a
whole.
What are they reporting?
Rob
this scanner for free ?
Mikael Risedal
From: Paul Graham [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED nightmares!!!
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 19:24:47 -0800
David,
Then I've done everything I can. The 8000ED is just plain slow
with my
It would make sense that some people would experience worse banding than
others if the information I received from several sources is correct.
Most scanners use a tri-line CCD sensor chip. In all scanners I know of
other than Nikon, this tri-line has filters over each line corresponding
to R
Thanks David - for the input.
Have been looking at the price here on both the SS120 and the LS8000 and now find
there is A$1000 difference. So the choice is becoming clearer. Its do I need ICE
Cubes. But I do like what my LS2000 will do
Rob
david soderman wrote:
If you have not
Rob wrote:
Have been looking at the price here on both the SS120 and the LS8000 and now
find
there is A$1000 difference. So the choice is becoming clearer. Its do I need
ICE
Cubes. But I do like what my LS2000 will do
Don't forget about the new Minolta Scan Multi Pro. It also has ICE.
David,
Then I've done everything I can. The 8000ED is just plain slow
with my Mac.
It's ICE/GEM that is slow, not the Nikon.
If you turn off GEM especially the scan times are remarkably good in normal
mode...
I doubt if you compare equals (no ICE in either scan) that you would find
anything
It's ICE/GEM that is slow, not the Nikon.
If you turn off GEM especially the scan times are remarkably good in normal
mode...
I doubt if you compare equals (no ICE in either scan) that you would find
anything quicker in any of the scanners you mention.
At 4000 ppi w/ICE,
8 bit, 1 pass...a 6x6
Paul Graham wrote:
and then say:
but so far the banding hasn't been visible
in the normal mode.
so, in fact the others are right, no? banding is getting blown out of
proportion by those who dont own the machine and/or those with vested
interests. If you do come across an unusual slide,
I had similar results with my 4000ED. How to address it depends on
how you have color management set up in the preferences dialog.
If you have color management ON, then first go into the color
management tab in preferences and make sure that the monitor profile
it shows is the one you're
I had similar results with my 4000ED. How to address it depends on
how you have color management set up in the preferences dialog.
If you have color management ON, then first go into the color
management tab in preferences and make sure that the monitor profile
it shows is the one you're
Let me ask why did you buy the Nikon LS8000 if you recognised that it had
problems with the banding?
I ask - as I was considering both the SS120 and the LS8000.
ICE was an important factor for me. The new Minolta Scan Multi Pro was not
shipping at the time. Others have claimed to *not*
If you turn color management off then you're on your own for
adjusting the colors. Now I've been scanning only Kodachromes
recently and here's what I did:
I turned color management off, went to preferences and set the gamma
to match the gamma at which I'm running my screen, then scanned a
ICE was an important factor for me.
I haven't had any dust problems with my scanner, and it doesn't have
ICE...but I do make sure my film doesn't have any dust on it before putting
it in the scanner. The Nikon, because of its LED illumination tends to
exaggerate the dust...so it does need
Risedal
--
From: david/lisa soderman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED nightmares!!!
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 12:39:30 -0600
Let me ask why did you buy the Nikon LS8000 if you recognised that it
had
problems
david/lisa soderman wrote:
Let me ask why did you buy the Nikon LS8000 if you recognised that it had
problems with the banding?
I ask - as I was considering both the SS120 and the LS8000.
ICE was an important factor for me. The new Minolta Scan Multi Pro was not
shipping at the
If you have not experienced banding how do you run the LS8000 ? Is it in the
fine mode? Which makes scanning slow.
I've just been running it in the normal (not fine) mode. At 4000 ppi w/ICE,
8 bit, 1 pass...a 6x6 neg takes about 10 minutes. That's on a 400 mhz G4
w/1.5 gigs of RAM. I
Mikael wrote:
I wonder if Im missing something's here! The only thing you can do is:
1.Allocate more RAM memory to Photoshop if you are using NikonScan as a
plugin and have a MAC computer. Give Photoshop at least 800Mb of your 1.5
Gb RAAM memory
Then I've done everything I can. The
Well, I've just spent two days trying to figure out how to get my 2 week old
Nikon 8000ED to work properly. At this point, I'm just about ready to crate
it up, send it back...and go with the Minolta Scan Multi Pro.
First off, it is really slow. I prefer VueScan, but can only scan in the
very
: david/lisa soderman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED nightmares!!!
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 09:08:08 -0600
Well, I've just spent two days trying to figure out how to get my 2 week
old
Nikon 8000ED to work properly. At this point
david/lisa soderman wrote:
Well, I've just spent two days trying to figure out how to get my 2 week old
Nikon 8000ED to work properly. At this point, I'm just about ready to crate
it up, send it back...and go with the Minolta Scan Multi Pro.
Let me ask why did you buy the Nikon LS8000 if
Lately, I've been hearing lots from Nikon 8000ED owners re: the Nikon
software crashing on their P.C.'s. Just wondering if anyone out there is
running the 8000ED on their Mac? How does the Nikon software work in that
combination?
Also, is anyone out there running VueScan/8000ED on their Mac?
I use the same software, Nikon Scan 3.1, on my G4 Mac for a Nikon 4000 and
it works just fine.
Jack Phipps
-Original Message-
From: david/lisa soderman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 8:56 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED w/Macs
I use the same software, Nikon Scan 3.1, on my G4 Mac for a Nikon 4000 and
it works just fine.
Ditto on my G3 Mac with OS 9.04 for a Nikon IV ED.
Mike Duncan
I think you are correct that Minolta will be releasing a new 35mm
scanner soon. The Elite is being heavily discounted, and a 4000 dpi
version would make sense.
Art
Shough, Dean wrote:
I expect (hope?) that
either Polaroid or Minolta will come out with a scanner that does what I
want in
rafeb wrote:
But curiously, our man from Polaroid is in ICE-denial,
saying that his (perceived) clientele doesn't value ICE.
Nor did I, until I had a chance to work with it.
As I recall, David was in similar denial when some
of us informed him (way, way back) that we'd really
like
Raphael Bustin wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Lynn Allen wrote:
Someone has angered the Scanner Gods. I think it was Art. ;-)
Jeez, I thought Art *was* the Scanner God.
rafe b.
Yes, so don't anger me! ;-)
Art
David,
Thank you for your offer to help. it shut off one more time. It's now on
it's way back to BH for a return. I ended up going with the Nikon after
kicking the tires on both machines. I found that the marginal (if any)
gains in shadow detail were not worth the extra time I had to spend
On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 19:30:31 - Lynn Allen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
OTOH, if you're an Aries, my week has gone sorta like that (last week
more than this week, and the month before was even worse!).
Uh-oh - please not here! But as a final nail in this OT coffin, I'll just
say that I am
Off topic :)
David
-Original Message-
From: Gerry Kaslowski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 3:10 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
or they file for bankruptcy
- Original Message -
From: Shough, Dean
rafeb wrote:
However... there IS a price to pay, and it gets back
to the LEDs vs. cold-cathode lighting issue, I think.
If I'm not mistaken, ICE requires IR-LED illumination.
The Nikons have this, the Polaroids don't. But it
also seems that shallow depth-of-focus may be a side-
Enoch's Vision, Inc. (Cary Enoch R...) wrote:
At 07:09 11-07-01 -0400, I wrote:
It was admittedly difficult for me to be objective because of prior bad
experiences with an LS4000
and Nikon technical support. From list feedback it seems that times have
changed for the better to
some
Shough, Dean wrote:
I'd have bought a Polaroid SS4000 in the blink of an eye if it had the
same functionality.
I am waiting for Polaroid (or someone else) to release a 4000+dpi 35 mm
slide scanner with ICE^3. Looking at the current prices on the SS4000 ($950
according to CNET) and
At 12:50 AM 7/12/01 -0700, Art wrote:
Visible light does not need to be an LED source for dICE to work. Acer
2740 uses a hybrid situation, with an IR LED, but cold cathode light
source. Canon FS 4000 has FARE, which is also an infrared defect repair
system and is not, to my knowledge using an
What about the ls-4000?
I am waiting for Polaroid (or someone else) to release a 4000+dpi 35 mm
slide scanner with ICE^3. Looking at the current prices on the
SS4000 ($950
according to CNET) and the $200 rebate currently being offered, I expect
something soon.
Sorry, I should
I would have said the same thing yesterday, but with the cat out of the
bag about Polaroid's finances, there might be more of a fire sale going
on than a clearance.
One can hope - 5080 dpi, ICE^3, and low noise. Let's not forget cheap.
Sorry, I should have made it clearer - from what I have read the Nikons
(2000 and 4000) have more noise than the SS4000.
Don't believe everything you read or hear. g
rafe b.
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Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 8:07 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
At 12:50 AM 7/12/01 -0700, Art wrote:
Visible light does not need to be an LED source for dICE to work. Acer
2740 uses a hybrid situation, with an IR LED, but cold cathode
All,
Well, my replacement 8000 just arrived and it's DOA. The mechanism that
grads the slide trays is totally dead. Some much for this unit. I'm on
hold with tech support even as we speak. The Imacon is looking better and
better. My SS120 shut itself off, my other 8000 had banding problems,
and it isn't the Moon in its many phases, what's
left--Magic?
Someone has angered the Scanner Gods. I think it was Art. ;-)
Best regards, and all meant in good fun--LRA
From: Lawrence Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
OK... it is working now. I shut it on and off several times and rebooted
my computer and suddenly it is feeding the trays. I am scanning an image to
see if it will have banding problems... will let you know!
Lawrence
Well, my replacement 8000 just arrived and it's DOA. The mechanism
LOL . I needed a good laugh! Thanks :-)
Lawrence
Your karma is really bad this week, Lawrence. Did you run over
a squirel
and forget to pray for its soul, or what?
OTOH, if you're an Aries, my week has gone sorta like that (last
week more
than this week, and the month before
On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Lynn Allen wrote:
Someone has angered the Scanner Gods. I think it was Art. ;-)
Jeez, I thought Art *was* the Scanner God.
rafe b.
: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
All,
Well, my replacement 8000 just arrived and it's DOA. The mechanism that
grads the slide trays is totally dead. Some much for this unit. I'm on
hold with tech support even as we speak. The Imacon is looking better and
better. My SS120 shut itself off, my other
Enoch's Vision, Inc. (Cary Enoch R...) wrote:
On 10-04-98 I posted the following to this list:
Let's not forget the corollary to that expression is with Nikon you don't
get what you pay for. By that I mean customer support. I learned that
unhappy lesson with my first film scanner, a
At 22:31 10-07-01 -0700, you wrote:
Enoch's Vision, Inc. (Cary Enoch R...) wrote:
On 10-04-98 I posted the following to this list:
Let's not forget the corollary to that expression is with Nikon you don't
get what you pay for. By that I mean customer support. I learned that
unhappy lesson
At 10:31 PM 7/10/01 -0700, Art wrote:
It sounds to me that this is a heads up to companies like Polaroid and
others that it might well me worthwhile to consider production of at
least one scanner line with D-ICE or equivalent type products with an
infrared channel.
ICE was a non-issue for me
At 07:09 11-07-01 -0400, I wrote:
It was admittedly difficult for me to be objective because of prior bad
experiences with an LS4000
and Nikon technical support. From list feedback it seems that times have
changed for the better to
some degree. I'd have bought a Polaroid SS4000 in the blink
I'd have bought a Polaroid SS4000 in the blink of an eye if it had the
same functionality.
I am waiting for Polaroid (or someone else) to release a 4000+dpi 35 mm
slide scanner with ICE^3. Looking at the current prices on the SS4000 ($950
according to CNET) and the $200 rebate currently being
What about the ls-4000?
I am waiting for Polaroid (or someone else) to release a 4000+dpi 35 mm
slide scanner with ICE^3. Looking at the current prices on the
SS4000 ($950
according to CNET) and the $200 rebate currently being offered, I expect
something soon.
or they file for bankruptcy
- Original Message -
From: Shough, Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 11:32 AM
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
I'd have bought a Polaroid SS4000 in the blink of an eye if it had the
same functionality
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Shough, Dean wrote:
I'd have bought a Polaroid SS4000 in the blink of an eye if it had the
same functionality.
I am waiting for Polaroid (or someone else) to release a 4000+dpi 35 mm
slide scanner with ICE^3. Looking at the current prices on the SS4000 ($950
light source would accentuate grain even more than the SS120, so I guess
there's no tradeoff there.
Howard.
-Original Message-
From: Lawrence Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 11:54 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
What about
Here's the latest. My SS120 is on it's way back to the vendor for a refund.
I am getting another 8000 tomorrow to try. Hopefully the banding issue will
be solved with this new one. It must be said that I REALLY like the SS120.
I was getting superb scans for the most part. I did have a slide
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Lawrence Smith wrote:
Here's the latest. My SS120 is on it's way back to the vendor for a refund.
I am getting another 8000 tomorrow to try. Hopefully the banding issue will
be solved with this new one. It must be said that I REALLY like the SS120.
I was getting
I think so too rafe. I can't really imagine them disappearing. But it does
bring a certain amount of uncertainty to the issue. As for the machines, it
was really a toss up. They are both great.
Lawrence
In all fairness, I suspect Polaroid will
find some way to continue operations.
BTW, a few times the
Silverfast software has not recognized my scanner, but then I start up
Polaroid's software, and then try it with Silverfast's again and it does
recognize it. Next time it happens I'm going to contact Silverfast with the
details. (I'm working on a Macintosh G4).
As
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Raphael Bustin
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 6:15 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Lawrence Smith wrote:
Here's the latest. My SS120 is on it's way back
Unfortunately Sir is broke and has no money. He was only enthusiastically
supporting the notion of *factual* comparative information of reasonable
validity as a means of choosing between scanners. As opposed to trying to
do it based on opinion, unverifiable comparisons and manufacturer's
Enoch's Vision, Inc. (Cary Enoch R...) wrote:
The SS120 produces superior 35mm scans to the SS4000 and wipes the floor
with the 4000ED. If the 8000 scans anything like the 4000ED then I'm real
sorry for you Nikon users. The SS120 comes mighty close to Imacon quality
Comments like the
At 02:04 09-07-01 -0700, Arthur Entlich wrote:
Enoch's Vision, Inc. (Cary Enoch R...) wrote:
The SS120 produces superior 35mm scans to the SS4000 and wipes the floor
with the 4000ED. If the 8000 scans anything like the 4000ED then I'm real
sorry for you Nikon users. The SS120 comes mighty
At 02:04 AM 7/9/01 -0700, Art Entlich wrote:
I'm musing whether Nikon has a factory in the deep south of the US.
I'm noting a very strong allegiance to the company coming from those
environs...
More witty observations from Brother Art, who doesn't
even live in the USA.
Allegiance based on
Enoch's Vision, Inc. (Cary Enoch R...) wrote:
I'm musing whether Nikon has a factory in the deep south of the US.
I'm noting a very strong allegiance to the company coming from those
environs...
Is my residence in the Deep South some sort of problem for you?
I've been in Georgia for
At 15:15 09-07-01 -0700, Arthur Entlich wrote:
Enoch's Vision, Inc. (Cary Enoch R...) wrote:
I'm musing whether Nikon has a factory in the deep south of the US.
I'm noting a very strong allegiance to the company coming from those
environs...
Is my residence in the Deep South some sort
- Original Message -
From: Arthur Entlich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
Enoch's Vision, Inc. (Cary Enoch R...) wrote:
I'm musing whether Nikon has a factory in the deep south of the
US.
I'm
On Mon, 09 Jul 2001 12:13:54 +1000 Julian Robinson
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
- when you see something in one and can directly try it on the
other,or tweek one to match the other.
What's needed is a PC Anywhere/VNC/Carbon Copy remote control of a range
of scanners. Then you could do this
then I'm real
sorry for you Nikon users. The SS120 comes mighty close to Imacon quality
From: Ian Lyons [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 19:44:28 +0100
Rafe,
Curious silence from
the other camp
The SS120 produces superior 35mm scans to the SS4000 and wipes the floor
with the 4000ED. If the 8000 scans anything like the 4000ED then I'm real
sorry for you Nikon users. The SS120 comes mighty close to Imacon quality
Comments like the one quoted above don't really add anything useful to
I dream of someone
being in a postilion to do the same thing for the 35mm scanners
Patience, dear boy, patience!... :)
Regards
Tony Sleep
Really? Now I *am* excited - although the thing that most appeals to me is
the ability of some lucky bugger to have the comparison scanners at
Ouch! Yes it was the spell checker, with my help.
I like the often quoted useful phrase from an old French text book -
which was -
Lo! the postilion has been struck by lightning!
Very handy in so many situations,
Julian
At 02:07 08/07/01, you wrote:
On Sat, 7 Jul 2001, Peter Marquis-Kyle
2001 05:56
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
Well, that brings up a whole new subject. Since your are going to
convert to
8 bit mode for final output, I think that better than doing Mode changes,
although I'm not put out much by that either. Such discussions (16
being in a postilion to do the same thing for the 35mm scanners - LS4000,
...don't you just love it when the spell checker does that? It just reminds me
how difficult it is to get good postilions these days.
On Fri, 6 Jul 2001 15:50:48 -0400 Wilson, Paul ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
The Nikon does seem marginally sharper but the Polaroid seems to have =
better
shadow detail (lower right side of the uncropped shot).
It's hard to tell, since exposure and contrast vary between the two - the
On Sat, 07 Jul 2001 11:52:17 +1000 Julian Robinson
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
I dream of someone
being in a postilion to do the same thing for the 35mm scanners
Patience, dear boy, patience!... :)
Regards
Tony Sleep
http://www.halftone.co.uk - Online portfolio exhibit; + film scanner
On Sat, 7 Jul 2001 11:27:01 +0100 Jawed Ashraf
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
CMYK-LAB-CMYK isn't innocuous as far as I know, but that's mostly to
do
with the fact that CMYK is broken isn't it (any conversion to CMYK is
going to lose quality)? If someone has a source of detailed info on
On Sat, 7 Jul 2001, Peter Marquis-Kyle wrote:
being in a postilion to do the same thing for the 35mm scanners - LS4000,
...don't you just love it when the spell checker does that? It just reminds me
how difficult it is to get good postilions these days.
___Since the invention of the
Re Lawrence's scans, I also noted that the Nikon scan was much flatter in
color and overall tone--but did not comment, hoping that wiser, more
experienced heads would do so. Bear in mind that Lawrence said the Nikon
scan more resembled the original (at least as he saw it--he didn't mention a
I just posted a set of camparison scans by a SS120 and an 8000ED to my site
at http://www.lwsphoto.com/scan%20tests.htm
These are not a final conclusions, they are simply examples
I am a bit surprised by the results however.
Lawrence
Knife, Canada, the roles might be reversed. :-)
As Lawrence said on his site, the judgement is largly subjective, and so
it's your call.
Best regards--LRA
From: Lawrence Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
Date: Fri
- Original Message -
From: Jawed Ashraf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 6:31 PM
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
David, when using Photoshop, if you convert the image to LAB mode
(Image|Mode|Lab Color) then you will find that you can USM
More contrast on the Sprintscan..nikon colors and saturation are better
Lawrence Smith wrote:
I just posted a set of camparison scans by a SS120 and an 8000ED to my site
at http://www.lwsphoto.com/scan%20tests.htm
These are not a final conclusions, they are simply examples
I am a bit
I just posted a set of camparison scans by a SS120 and an 8000ED to my
site
at http://www.lwsphoto.com/scan%20tests.htm
These are not a final conclusions, they are simply examples
I am a bit surprised by the results however.
What is it that surprises you?
Polloni
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 2:36 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
I just posted a set of camparison scans by a SS120 and an 8000ED to my
site
at http://www.lwsphoto.com/scan%20tests.htm
These are not a final conclusions, they are simply examples
is largly subjective, and so
it's your call.
Best regards--LRA
From: Lawrence Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 13:07:19 -0400
I just posted a set of camparison scans by a SS120 and an 8000ED
On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Lynn Allen wrote:
It's clear to me that ICE nailed a couple of dust motes in the bottle
lettering, and that the Nikon scan is marginally sharper. But if the theme
is Italy, the warmer tones of the SprintScan come closest (even if the
original didn't). This, of
Title: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
The Nikon does seem marginally sharper but the Polaroid seems to have better shadow detail (lower right side of the uncropped shot). However, it is a little tough to tell from the small .jpg.
Lawrence, I assume you'll post more conclusions when you have
: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 13:07:19 -0400
I just posted a set of camparison scans by a SS120 and an 8000ED to my site
at http://www.lwsphoto.com/scan%20tests.htm
These are not a final conclusions, they are simply examples
I am a bit surprised by the results however
Title: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
I took
at look at the detail comparison crops (of the label) in Photoshop at 1200%. The
SS120 has much smoother transitions in colors (softer?) while the Nikon 8000ED
has sharper variations between pixels. I converted both to greyscale and
measured
At 03:53 PM 7/6/01 -0600, Frank Nichols wrote:
I took at look at the detail comparison crops (of the label) in
Photoshop at 1200%. The SS120 has much smoother transitions in colors
(softer?) while the Nikon 8000ED has sharper variations between pixels. I
converted both to greyscale and
: 06 July 2001 18:58
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
- Original Message -
From: Jawed Ashraf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 6:31 PM
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
David, when using Photoshop, if you
: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rick Decker
Sent: 06 July 2001 19:35
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
More contrast on the Sprintscan..nikon colors and saturation are better
Lawrence Smith wrote:
I just posted a set of camparison
do the tests ...
Thanks Lawrence,
Julian
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From: Lawrence Smith
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Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 1:07 PM
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Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
I just posted a set of camparison scans
and
to little actual perception in the image.
Bob
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From: Jawed Ashraf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 4:48 PM
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon 8000ED
Ah, you have to be in 8-bit mode to do the fade - something I avoid like
the
plague
Hi There
Everything seems to have gone quiet on the early experiences with
the new Nikon 8000, after an early flourish.
Is there a cover up conspiracy. ;-
We're all waiting with baited breath to hear more before many of
us jump I suspect...
Cheers
Rob Suisted
Nature's Pic Images
Rob,
I have sent my malfunctioning back to the vendor and they are getting me a
new one to try. Nikon tech support believes that I got one with a bad CCD.
Apparently there were a few (how many is a FEW?) that shipped with defective
CCD's in them. I will try the new one and if it so much as
Apparently there were a few (how many is a FEW?) that shipped
with defective
CCD's in them.
That would thoroughly tick me off, since that means they don't test them
before shipping...and expect YOU to do the QC and testing for THEM! That is
not untypical of cheap equipment, but I certainly
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