Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:52 AM 8/23/01 -0400, you wrote: >I'm wondering if anyone has tried the Nikon Coolscan IV ED. I recently >purchased one, and to put it mildly, am very disappointed in it. I began >scanning my slides from this summer's pyramid climb in Guatemala. The >slides scan MUCH DARKER on the IV ED than they actually are. Moreover, the >files... no matter how dense... show quite substantial pixilization when I >enlarge them on my screen. I talked with Nikon tech support about this, >and they gave me some mumbo-jumbo about the fact that I'm using a dual boot >(Redhat 7.1/Windows 98SE) laptop and basically said they would not support >me, even though I was only using the scanner under native windows. >Moreover, I have substantially better results from my Digilux Zoom, and >very little pixelization even filling the screen. Now, I bought the >Coolscan because I expected to have superior results scanning from >Leica-made slides as opposed to the digital photos. > >Does anyone have any experience with this device? Or any suggestions >before I take it back to my camera dealer and request a refund? > >Thanks, > >Brian Be sure you have the ICE feature turned off if you are using Kodachrome or B&W. It does not work with those. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com