Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > >