[filmscanners] Re: What moves during scan?

["Bob Shomler" <bob@shomler.com>]

>I had an interesting observation with my LS-30 when it still was alive:
>Using the manual film strip holder (which I usually did) My perception
>was one of significant loss of sharpness when I operated the unit
>*horizontally* i.e. the front view of the film strip holder showed it in
>the "|" position. Apparently, something was rocked out of the layer of
>sharpness that way. Never had this problem when I operated the LS-30
>*vertically*, the film holder appearing as a "-" viewed from the front.
>Apparently, gravity was needed to prevent the film layer from moving out
>of focus during scanner operation.
>
>Haven't checked this with my LS-40, though. I always use it in a
>vertical position.

Interesting.  I've always had mine in the vertical (scanner -- horizontal for 
the film) position.  May be a good thing.

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