Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/12

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Subject: [Leica] nikon to discontinue most film cameras
From: richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard)
Date: Thu Jan 12 09:03:18 2006
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I don't have much problem with just putting the 6 frames in either. I have 
the LS-4000 but I doubt the scanners have gotten worse. I don't think you 
can adjust it with Nikonscan, but with Vuescan, if you preview the first 
frame and it looks off, you just click on the frame adjustment and preview 
again. Usually, one click to the adjustment box (1.875 or something like 
that) or occasionally two clicks (3.7 something) do the trick. If I 
remember correctly, I rarely have problems with slides but VS does seem to 
do a better job of locating the frames on the B&W negs. Once or twice I had 
a scan where the frames progressively get more and more off but it is very 
rare and rescanning solved that. I scan everything since it is so easy, so 
probably over 1000 rolls have gone through the setup.

At 08:53 AM 1/12/2006, Daniel Ridings wrote:

>What I don't understand is this:
>
>You can't stick in a roll of film with 6 frames in the LS-5000 using
>the original configuration and expect it to find the first frame.
>
>Why is it so much easier when there are 36 frames?
>
>Daniel
>
>On 1/12/06, Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote:
> > I have been using one for ~5 years now. Stick the film in, click scan, 
> > and
> > go away for 1 1/2 hours. What can be simpler than that? It cost quite a 
> > bit
> > of money though for pretty much a plastic shell with not much to it. I
> > think I paid ~$350. Sometimes the scanning software loses frame, but most
> > of the time, either NS or Vuescan does a good job if the 1 st frame 
> > preview
> > looks good.
> >
> > At 08:37 AM 1/12/2006, Daniel Ridings wrote:
> >
> > >I've always wondered how that would work. The Nikon LS-5000 is not
> > >very good at finding frames. I almost always have to fiddle with the
> > >pre-scan. Once you set it for the first one on a roll, does it manage
> > >to find the rest fairly well?
> > >
> > >Daniel
> > >
> > >On 1/12/06, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Nikon has a roll-film adaptor for their 4000/5000 series of scanners
> > > > and it works wonderfully!
> > > >
> > > > I think Tina uses one also.
> > > >

// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please 
use richard at imagecraft.com) 


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