Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a ziplock bag cinched up over the front end. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Walt Johnson Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 3:56 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] How not to scan TX400 I am now very careful to keep my new one covered when not it use.... Jeffery Smith wrote: >I broke every small screwdriver trying to get the philips head screws >out. > >Jeffery Smith >New Orleans, LA >http://www.400tx.com >http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >Walt Johnson >Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 3:42 PM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: Re: [Leica] How not to scan TX400 > > >In all honesty I had mine apart several times before giving it the coup >de gras...Broke the ribbon cable loose and fixed it. Strangely enough, >they seemed quite oblivious to tinkering but finally gave in to my >clumsiness. :-) > >Walt > >richard-lists wrote: > > > >>What's with this Coolscan? I opened mine a few years ago, and somehow >>I >>cut the ribbon cable!!! I sent it in to Nikon for repair and cleanup, >>and it cost $300. Still works great though.. >> >>On Fri, 30 Jun 2006, Walt Johnson wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>Darn >>> >>>Am I glad to find out I'm not the only one who tried to clean their >>>first Coolscan. :-[ >>> >>>Jeffery Smith wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>It doesn't look like a digital ICE problem (those negs have clumps >>>>of >>>>black crap all over them). It looks like it needs a cleaning. I tried >>>>to clean my first Nikon. Two hours later, it sat in a corner, >>>>destroyed. I ordered a new one. Send it to someone for a cleaning. >>>> >>>>Jeffery Smith >>>>New Orleans, LA >>>>http://www.400tx.com >>>>http://400tx.blogspot.com/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >>>>[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >>>>James J Dempsey >>>>Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 4:58 PM >>>>To: lug@leica-users.org >>>>Cc: jjd@jjd.com >>>>Subject: [Leica] How not to scan TX400 >>>> >>>> >>>>Hello Leica Users, >>>> >>>>I've been away from my Leica for a while, but I'm back now. >>>> >>>>I started shooting some TX400 and scanned it using a Nikon LS-4000. >>>>Clearly I don't know what I'm doing as I'm seeing some screwy >>>>results. To wit, take a look at this scan: >>>> >>>> http://serenity.jjd.com/Images/img_m6_r02_04-full.jpg >>>> >>>>Why am I seeing all this bleeding around the tops of the trees and >>>>the >>>> >>>> >ice > > >>>>house and the inter-frame gap? The negative doesn't look like this. >>>> >>>> >I'm > > >>>>using the strip-film adapter, have it set to monochrome negative. >>>> >>>>Suggestions? How about a general technique for using NikonScan 4 >>>>(on >>>>a Mac) for scanning b+w negatives? >>>> >>>>Thanks, >>>> >>>> --Jim Dempsey-- >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Leica Users Group. >>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Leica Users Group. >>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information