[Leica] How not to scan TX400

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What's with this Coolscan? I opened mine a few years ago, and somehow I
cut the ribbon cable!!! I sent it in to Nikon for repair and cleanup, and
it cost $300. Still works great though..

On Fri, 30 Jun 2006, Walt Johnson wrote:

> 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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