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Subject: [Leica] Diafine anyone? Now Nikon scanner
From: chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich)
Date: Tue Jul 24 15:33:42 2007
References: <C2CC05D9.E58A%lug@steveunsworth.co.uk> <6A112359-1A66-4ECB-825E-6A86F01B34C6@comcast.net>

Good to know because my Polaroid 4000 Plus is showing its age.  Those 
little plastic gears don't last forever, at least they outlived the product 
run.
Chris

At 02:57 PM 7/24/2007, you wrote:
>I don't have a problem with Nikon scanners either. And I've had the
>CS IV, CS V and now the CS9000. B&W film does have grain. If you
>can't see grain your scanner has very low resolution.
>
>Len
>
>
>On Jul 24, 2007, at 2:39 PM, Steve Unsworth wrote:
>
>>Digital ICE, or any equivalent system that uses an IR beam to
>>identify dust,
>>will not work with traditional silver based b&w films.
>>
>>I've scanned hundreds of rolls of b&w with Nikon scanners, been
>>perfectly
>>happy with the results, and wasn't aware of any potential problems
>>until I
>>read somewhere that there were issues.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>
>>On 24/7/07 15:41, "Chris Saganich" <chs2018@med.cornell.edu> wrote:
>>
>>>Hoppy,
>>>The Nikon light source is problematic with B&W film.  I've read
>>>that the
>>>digital ice thing should not be used with B&W film, if that makes
>>>any sense
>>>to the Nikon users out there.
>>
>>
>>
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New York Presbyterian Hospital
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