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Subject: [Leica] How not to scan TX400
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Fri Jun 30 19:17:30 2006
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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--
>
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Replies: Reply from chandos at cox.net (Chandos Michael Brown) ([Leica] How not to scan TX400)
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In reply to: Message from jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] How not to scan TX400)