Fw: filmscanners: NikonScan 3.0 with LS-30 & Ls-2000

["Edwin Eleazer" <ee907@earthlink.net>]

> I almost always use Vuescan, in preference to NS 2.5.1, but the few scans
I
> did with NS 3.0 came out beautiful, both trans and negatives, so another
> comparison might be in order, but NS 3.0 has a wealth of new features and
> looking at the manual download would explain much more than I could here.
It
> also states that "users of Nikonscan 2.X will have increased functionality
> under 3.0".
> I've only done a few scans with it, but the colors are very nicely
balanced
> with 3.0, better in my opinion than with 2.5.1. A certain lake and dam
slide
> that 2.5.1 never really got right between the sky, the concrete dam, and
the
> deep blue water, looks great with 3.0. But, as I mostly shoot print film,
> I've nevered mastered slides on the LS-30 with Vuescan. As far as
negatives,
> Vuescan gives great results after working with it in Photoshop 6,
sometimes
> the scans appearing somewhat dull colorwise before any adjustments, the NS
> 3.0 negative colors were very nice, requiring less adjustment. Whether
they
> are better after Photoshop work, will have to wait till I get some more
time
> (picking up some developed negatives tomorrow).
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hersch Nitikman" <hersch@silcom.com>
> To: <ee907@earthlink.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 9:27 PM
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: NikonScan 3.0 with LS-30 & Ls-2000
>
>
> > Edwin, have you used both NS 2.5 and recet versions of Vuescan? When you
> > say the results with NS 3.0 are pretty good, in what ways do you believe
> it
> > to be superior? I would very much appreciate your opinions on that. I
> > assume you are using an LS-30...  That is what I have.
> > Hersch
> >
>
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