Do Nikon Coolscans do good job with Kodachrome slides?
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From: me on 2 Dec 2007 19:43 I wrote an earlier post about a problem I was having with strange artifacts appearing on slide scans using Vuescan IR cleaning and an Epson 4990 Photo flatbed. Someone asked if they were Kodachrome (they were) cuz they've been known to have problems with IR cleaning. Some captures: no IR cleaning: http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee191/cdrw6622/IR-none.jpg with IR cleaning: http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee191/cdrw6622/IR-light.jpg My new question is does Nikon Coolscans with Digital ICE have the same problem? Have people had good or bad results with Kodachrome slides on Coolscans? Does it matter if you use Vuescan or the OEM software? In other words, is the problem with how Vuescan handles Kodachromes or is it the IR/Digital ICE technology that has problems with Kodachromes? I have a bunch of Kodachrome slides and don't want to invest in a Coolscan if it also has problems with Kodachromes. Thanks!!
From: MoiMoi on 2 Dec 2007 20:03 In article <Xns99FAC89303CCBmeherecom(a)63.218.45.254>, me(a)here.com says... > I wrote an earlier post about a problem I was having with strange artifacts > appearing on slide scans using Vuescan IR cleaning and an Epson 4990 Photo > flatbed. Someone asked if they were Kodachrome (they were) cuz they've > been known to have problems with IR cleaning. Some captures: > > no IR cleaning: > > http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee191/cdrw6622/IR-none.jpg > > with IR cleaning: > > http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee191/cdrw6622/IR-light.jpg > > My new question is does Nikon Coolscans with Digital ICE have the same > problem? Have people had good or bad results with Kodachrome slides on > Coolscans? Does it matter if you use Vuescan or the OEM software? In other > words, is the problem with how Vuescan handles Kodachromes or is it the > IR/Digital ICE technology that has problems with Kodachromes? > > I have a bunch of Kodachrome slides and don't want to invest in a Coolscan > if it also has problems with Kodachromes. > > Thanks!! ICE (and FARE) have probs with Kodachrome. It's said the latest version of ICE is better, I don't know. It also depends on the vintage of Kodachrome. It also depends on the quality of the Kodachrome processing, as less than optimal film processing left silver content in the emulsion, giving at least the same partial probs ICE has with silver based films. I have used Vuescan's IR Clean with Coolscan 2000 with good results on some Kodachrome vintages. But all in all, I think it's safe to say that no version of IR Cleaning is without problems with all Kodachromes. MM
From: Obakesan on 3 Dec 2007 04:37 Hi I think what you've found is simmilar to this http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/reviews/elitecoolscan.htm their findings suggested that for a primairlly kodachrome scanning that the Minolta did better hth In article <Xns99FAC89303CCBmeherecom(a)63.218.45.254>, me <me(a)here.com> wrote: >I wrote an earlier post about a problem I was having with strange artifacts >appearing on slide scans using Vuescan IR cleaning and an Epson 4990 Photo >flatbed. Someone asked if they were Kodachrome (they were) cuz they've >been known to have problems with IR cleaning. Some captures: > >no IR cleaning: > >http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee191/cdrw6622/IR-none.jpg > >with IR cleaning: > >http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee191/cdrw6622/IR-light.jpg > >My new question is does Nikon Coolscans with Digital ICE have the same >problem? Have people had good or bad results with Kodachrome slides on >Coolscans? Does it matter if you use Vuescan or the OEM software? In other >words, is the problem with how Vuescan handles Kodachromes or is it the >IR/Digital ICE technology that has problems with Kodachromes? > >I have a bunch of Kodachrome slides and don't want to invest in a Coolscan >if it also has problems with Kodachromes. > >Thanks!! See Ya (when bandwidth gets better ;-) Chris Eastwood Photographer, Programmer Motorcyclist and dingbat please remove undies for reply
From: Roy G on 3 Dec 2007 10:31 "Obakesan" <pellicleundies(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:K7Q4j.69$Wr.54(a)read4.inet.fi... > Hi > > I think what you've found is simmilar to this > > http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/reviews/elitecoolscan.htm > > their findings suggested that for a primairlly kodachrome scanning that > the > Minolta did better > > hth > In article <Xns99FAC89303CCBmeherecom(a)63.218.45.254>, me <me(a)here.com> > wrote: >>I wrote an earlier post about a problem I was having with strange >>artifacts >>appearing on slide scans using Vuescan IR cleaning and an Epson 4990 Photo >>flatbed. Someone asked if they were Kodachrome (they were) cuz they've >>been known to have problems with IR cleaning. Some captures: >> >>no IR cleaning: >> >>http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee191/cdrw6622/IR-none.jpg >> >>with IR cleaning: >> >>http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee191/cdrw6622/IR-light.jpg >> >>My new question is does Nikon Coolscans with Digital ICE have the same >>problem? Have people had good or bad results with Kodachrome slides on >>Coolscans? Does it matter if you use Vuescan or the OEM software? In >>other >>words, is the problem with how Vuescan handles Kodachromes or is it the >>IR/Digital ICE technology that has problems with Kodachromes? >> >>I have a bunch of Kodachrome slides and don't want to invest in a Coolscan >>if it also has problems with Kodachromes. >> >>Thanks!! > > See Ya > (when bandwidth gets better ;-) > > Chris Eastwood > Photographer, Programmer > Motorcyclist and dingbat > > please remove undies for reply Hi. I use a Minolta 5400 Film Scanner, and Kodachromes are still very iffy. I am very happy with it, because most of my slides were taken on Fuji Films. I gave up on Kodak because the person with the red pen seemed to always be picking on my best slides. Roy G
From: tomm42 on 3 Dec 2007 10:33
On Dec 2, 7:43 pm, me <m...(a)here.com> wrote: > I wrote an earlier post about a problem I was having with strange artifacts > appearing on slide scans using Vuescan IR cleaning and an Epson 4990 Photo > flatbed. Someone asked if they were Kodachrome (they were) cuz they've > been known to have problems with IR cleaning. Some captures: > > no IR cleaning: > > http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee191/cdrw6622/IR-none.jpg > > with IR cleaning: > > http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee191/cdrw6622/IR-light.jpg > > My new question is does Nikon Coolscans with Digital ICE have the same > problem? Have people had good or bad results with Kodachrome slides on > Coolscans? Does it matter if you use Vuescan or the OEM software? In other > words, is the problem with how Vuescan handles Kodachromes or is it the > IR/Digital ICE technology that has problems with Kodachromes? > > I have a bunch of Kodachrome slides and don't want to invest in a Coolscan > if it also has problems with Kodachromes. > > Thanks!! My Epson has DI4 and it works Ok for Kodachromes, I only use it if I need it since it doubles scanning time. Tom |