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Subject: [Leica] How not to scan TX400
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Fri Jun 30 15:56:00 2006
References: <38d228388725.38872538d228@shaw.ca>

James

Before sending it off check on what Chandos said....Digital Ice with b&w 
emulsions is a definate no no. Try your settings?

Walt

GREG LORENZO wrote:

>James,
>
>I had the same problem with my Nikon LS-4000 earlier this year.
>
>The problem was not the film (also got it with Acros) but the scanner. My 
>was sent off to Nikon and $250 later it was returned 'repaired' (I was past 
>warranty period). Nikon did fix it, no details provided, but I suspect they 
>did a cleaning and recalibration.
>
>Regards,
>
>Greg
>
>James J Dempsey writes:
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>
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>>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--
>>
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