[filmscanners] Re: Epson 2450 dust on inside of glass???

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

Regarding the dust speck, if you already have one, you might try a
anti-static brush or gun and see if it will allow the piece to drop.

Or you may try to tap the area or the sides of the scanner to try to
dislodge it to the bottom of the scanner.

Or, you could take the scanner apart and remove the dust (probably voids
your warranty).

Or, you could return it to Epson or their service if it is under
warranty, this is a problem they have had with their flatbed scanners
before.

The Polaroid 35 LE is a 1800 dpi scanner, which in its time was a nice
scanner.  For medium res use, it is still an OK scanner.  If it crashes
every third scan, you should be able to appraise it's value as a film
scanner for your needs.  There may not be updated drivers for it, or you
may need to make some setting changes or find out what may be
conflicting with it to get it to work reliably.

Art


Jerry Hadam wrote:

> Hello,
> I am finally fed-up with a problem with my epson 2450. The unit came with a
> large speck (1.5mm square) of  dust on the inside of the glass. It wasn't a
> problem for scanning flatbed and negatives for website at low res.
> Now I am scanning some old 4x5 and some newer 120 negatives and slides and
> the dust keeps showing up in some of the scans.
>
> Any ideas on how to get to that part of the scanner or if anyone has taken
> this apart, your suggestion would be appreciated.
>
> I also have a Polaroid Sprint Scan 35 LE that I tried to hook up to my iMac
> with various SCSI to USB connectors, the best that I was able to do was
> crashing the whole system on every third scan.
> Does this scanner have any value at all?
>
> Thanks,
> Jerry
>
> Jerry Hadam
> Box 2749
> Ketchum, Idaho 83340
> 208-726-2942
> 208-720-2383
> 888-540-8053
>
> jerry@photosdonotbend.com
>
>


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