Re: filmscanners: Canon FS4000 problems

["Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>]

Title: RE: filmscanners: Canon FS4000 problems

Just a thought - is your monitor a high quality one and fully calibrated with Photocal or some such software?

 

I used my older Canoscan FS2710 (which I still love) and my Epson 1640 on a monitor I was stuck with for ages (lack of cash...) And things often came out dark. Just couldn't make the monitor lighter. When I go a new fancier monitor (and calibrated it with Photocal) it was like night and day - literally.

 

Anyway just a though.

 

Tim A

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Soren Svensson (EUS)

To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk

Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 4:11 PM

Subject: RE: filmscanners: Canon FS4000 problems

> From: tom [mailto:ch_fs@yahoo.com]
>
> Hi,
> Seems that something wrong is with your scanner. My is
> working perfectly
> for me. Take a look for my scans at
> http://www.photocritique.net/cgi-bin/shl?0000001
> Festivals, People, Wildlife (Tomasz Chady)
> I did not make any correction, just standard setting using FS
> from Canon.

I did some tests last night with a Stouffer 21-step wedge and found some interesting results!

The Canon FS4000 managed a Dmax of 1.8 in auto exposure and 2.1 if I cranked up the exposure to max (but then the scan looked REALLY bad).

My Epson 1640 Photo did much better, 2.7 - 3.0 depending on target (35mm, 120 & 4x5).

I've been in contact with two other people that have the same problem with this scanner, so I'm not sure if I dare to send it back for a replacement or if I should abandon Canon scanners altogether and get a Nikon IV ED instead.

Regards
/Soren

PS. If anyone wants a copy of the excel sheet with the curves, let me know off-list.