We are now seriously considering buying a used Imacon. We would have gone with a used
Scitex Eversmart
(cheaper), but the actual size of it is an issue in our too small NYC apartment.
Anyway, after reading quite
a few posts about the Imacon (and other ccd film scanners) there seems to be a
Jawed writes:
Ah well, it seems the combination of crappy lenses
in the cameras I've used plus the LS40 means that
the softening due to ICE I suffer is negligible in
the grand scheme of things ...
Useful resolution for handheld photographs in 35mm usually tops out around 40-50
lp/mm,
What are your reasons for choosing a used Imacon or comparable scanner as
opposed to a brand-new CCD scanner? How will you be using the scans?
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Time to change to a professional lab??
and it's much better to have ICE remove the vast number of scratches
and spots that the lab leaves on the negatives than to spend hours in
Photoshop
doing that myself.
I think that depends on the condition of the transparency/negative. I
always clean my negs before scanning. Some require only a squirt of air and
others may require more. However, I will only use ICE if the negative is in
really bad condition which is rare.
Bob
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Bob
I've always been concerned about blowing air on my slides with a pressure
can. I'm afraid that some bad stuff will get on the slide. Am I being
overly cautious?
Martin
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Anthony
My problem is that, in pursuit of perfection and with a reluctant
willingness to spend big bucks, I try to shoot everything with the best of
Canon lenses, though away any shots that aren't tack-sharp, and use films
live Velvia and Provia 100F. Consequently, I am able to see the noise
As I'm not happy with the softening of images that seems to come with the
excellent dust removal cab abilities of Digital ICE, and can still return it
and get another machine. I'd appreciate information from users of the
Canonscan 4000 and the Polaroid 4000 as to how these machines handle it. I
At 23:40 31-08-01 -0400, you wrote:
Cary
Can you tell me in detail how vuescan might help to remove crud and
improve sharpness in the Nikon Super coolscan 4000.
Download a trial copy and see if you're pleased with the results. It
doesn't cost anything to try it. All the film that I've
I have recently downloaded the trial version of Vuecan but have not tried it
yet.
Bob
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Subject: Re: filmscanners: Re: Nikon Super coolscan 4000 Problems
In a message dated
Martin:
I learned the hard way early on. Yes, I did blow some of the propellant on
a few negatives until I concluded it was my carelessness and not the fault
of the canned air. I am now always careful that the can has not been shaken
and it is upright. I have a friend that uses the
Martin wrote:
My problem is that, in pursuit of perfection and with a reluctant
willingness to spend big bucks, I try to shoot everything with the best of
Canon lenses, though away any shots that aren't tack-sharp, and use films
live Velvia and Provia 100F. Consequently, I am able to see the
I'm not surprised.
Maris
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Subject: RE: filmscanners: Nikon Super coolscan 4000 Problems
| I have used the demo of vuescan with the canon fs4000 and it works! It's
|
Does the
scanning software with these scanners allow one to select the resolution for a
scan?
For
example if I only want/need 2000 dpi, can I make a scan at 2000 dpi which will
result in smaller files. If it is possible to make scans are less then the
2900 and 4000 dpi levels, are the
I just released VueScan 7.1.12 for Windows, Mac OS 8/9/X
and Linux. It can be downloaded from:
http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html
What's new in version 7.1.12
* Added splash screen on startup (Windows and Linux)
* Added support for Epson Perfection 1250, 1650 and 2450
* Added support
I've never used ICE, but I do own a Polaroid SprintScan 4000 and am perfectly
happy with it. I think that people who sing the praises of ICE are people
who have a dust problem, either because of the own making or because of
circumstances beyond their control that require them to scan slides
Anthony Atkielski wrote:
What are your reasons for choosing a used Imacon or comparable scanner as
opposed to a brand-new CCD scanner? How will you be using the scans?
First, and foremost: Money
We will be outputting for our portfolio, and for a friend who does fine art prints to
an Epson
I have a SS4000 and am getting exquisitely sharp and detailed scans that
print well to 13x19 on my Epson 1270. How can I say this simply? To avoid
dust, just take care of your transparencies! I use a dust removal brush
before scanning and then the rubber stamp tool to take care of the few
To avoid
dust, just take care of your transparencies!
It is not necessarily that simple, though your suggestion is first and
foremost. The SS4k and other scanners like it, can have a dust problem, no
matter how clean your film is going into the scanner. These scanners can
have dust
Title: Re: filmscanners: Dust removal software?
Roger
Thanks so very much for your thorough, thoughtful and very comprehensive response to my query. At this point I'm not sure how much of my dust problem is due to stuff on my slides and how much is in the scanner itself. Yes, if I could
Also, I get my negatives back from the lab in translucent
plastic holders, 4 negs long. They are clean when they went in. But, when
I remove them, they inevitably have a static charge, which attracts any
dust in the air. I suppose an anti-static brush would help.
Hersch
At 12:37 PM 09/01/2001,
Nice advice.
Just one point: negatives get scratched, seemingly routinely by labs. I
bought the LS40 for ICE, *specifically* because of scratches which were
driving me barmy. Dust, by comparison, was giving me little problem. So I
don't fall into the group: people who sing the praises of ICE
I
suppose an anti-static brush would help.
Hersch
Anyone have an opinion about what are advertised as natural
fiber antistatic brushes as opposed to staticmaster brushes?
John M.
Austin
I agree as I am certain that a significant part of my dust problem,
certainly not all, is within the scanner. The problem was even worse at
first, until, on the recommendation of Nikon tech support, I blew it out
with a pressure can. I intend to do tests to try and determine if there
When I got my SS4k, I wanted a cover for it...you know, one of those plastic
covers that you would expect a precision optical device would, if not come
with, would be available from the manufacturer...so when not in use, it
wouldn't allow any dust to get inside it... Well, much to my surprise,
Jawed Ashraf wrote:
Just one point: negatives get scratched, seemingly routinely by labs. I
bought the LS40 for ICE, *specifically* because of scratches which were
driving me barmy. Dust, by comparison, was giving me little problem. So I
don't fall into the group: people who sing the
Ed,
Glad to hear that you are progressing with Canon flatbed
support. As I e-mailed to you a few months ago, after looking and
testing several flatbed scanners (Epson, Microtek, Canon), I
purchased a Canon FB 1200S SCSI scanner. The Canon FB 1200S is a
reålly nice scanner and was
In a message dated 8/26/2001 4:59:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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As I've said, if Nikon marketed camera equipment in the same way, regularly
making older equipment obsolete, Canon would have squished the company long
ago.
Nobody pays Nikon prices and then tolerates
Martin,
Polaroid offers a program through the dealers called 30 day good as gold
guarantee. If you are dissatisfied with the product for any reason you can
return it for a full refund minus shipping if necessary) Most dealers honor
this program and fortunately we don't have to take many back!!
I bought a used Microtek Snamaker 45t last week, and
have been having a bear of a time getting it working
on my Win2K machine. So much so that I built a Win NT4
machine today. But though it is intermittently sort of
working more than it did under W2k, it still isn't
working properly. If anyone
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