I have a similar problem with my Sprintscan when I scan B&W negs. I
sometimes get a "bleed" from dark area into light. I'd be interested in
what others have to say.
STEPHEN JENNINGS
P h o t o g r a p h e r
Cambridge, MA
sgjennin@ix.netcom.com
> From: "Al Bond" <al@greenspace.freeserve.co.uk>
> Reply-To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 20:34:50 +0100
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: Is my Polaroid SprintScan 4000 faulty?
>
> Robert,
>
>> I wonder if you would mind taking a look at the
>> images I've posted on this web page...
>>
>> <>
>>
>> and then letting me know whether your conclusion
>> is the same as mine.
>
> A rather obvious question but have you tried scanning the same slides in
> different
> orientations? I thought I had similar problems with some colour fringing with
> my
> Minolta Elite but the direction with the fringing remained the same whatever
> the
> orientation of the slide. I tried back to front, upside down and even
> sideways (which
> meant not all the slide was scannable) and the offending parts of the image
> always
> looked identical. As far as I can see, the effects of optical abberations in
> the scanners
> lens, CCD bleeding etc would change with the orientation of the media.
>
> Looking at the slide on a lightbox with a x20 hand lens I could detect the
> fringing on
> the original which I hadn't noticed until I'd scanned it. If this caught me
> out with a 2820
> dpi scanner, I guess the 4000dpi of the Sprintscan would make it even more
> noticable.
>
>
> Al Bond
