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Subject: Re: dirty scanner ([Leica] Nathan's PAW 17 substitute - London snaps)
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 06:44:20 +0200
References: <F2203iWWCIhodAAM7Tr00004c04@hotmail.com>

Hi Scott,

If you refer to the "glow" in the Scala shots, then I think it is more an
artifact of film/scanner/software (Nikon LS-2000 with Vuescan). But I will take
a look at the scanner to see if there is dust inside.

Nathan

Scott Squire wrote:

> Nathan,
> How were these pictures scanned? I don't know if somebody's said this, but
> the pictures (pleasant pics they are) look as though they were scanned with
> a dirty scanner. Could this be? I once had a Nikon Coolscan which made
> really ghosty images-softy like around the contrast boundaries--and a
> cleaning of the lens and collector mirror crisped things right up. I took
> the thing apart to do it, but I've heard of others doing it with a cotton
> swab in through the opening. Of course, if it's a flatbed scanner, forget
> the above, and get out the Windex.
> Scott
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