Maybe, the name of the group should be changed to Image Capturing and
Digitalization Techniques. :-)
filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk wrote:
> I, for one, would hate to see this list go by the wayside. It has
> helped me make choices in a evolution of scanners and, as far as I
> know, scanners are still improving. Many of the members on this
> list, and they're too numerous to name, have been of invaluable
> assistance to me.
>
> I agree with Brad in that widening the the topic to be inclusive to
> digital photography. While I now use a digital camera regularly, I
> still shoot medium format film and all the image printing and
> distribution is in digital form. Other lists that are peculiar to a
> manufacturer are very limited in information and narrow in scope.
> Filmscanners has been by far the best information source I have found.
> I even ran across an old Bush & Millimaki customer who also lives in
> my home town of Huntsville, Alabama.
>
> I know that quite literally thousands of individuals have been
> informed and assisted from this list. I will do all I can to help
> revive this list, Tony, from my area - just say the word.
>
> Please, keep up the good work,
>
> Jim Sims
>
> Brad Davis wrote:
>
>> Tony,
>>
>> First, below is a note from Ed Lusby. I don't know what to make of
>> his difficulties communicating, but I thought sending it along to
>> you might be useful.
>>
>> Below Ed's note is something I wrote to John Mahany after he so
>> kindly sent me the info re: cleaning an SS4000. I hate to see this
>> list die, it has been too good to just let it disappear - especially
>> when much of the expertise that is here (o0r was here) applies all
>> along the process of digital photography. Other lists that are
>> supposed to deal with various topics are usually too limited -
>> either to a certain manufacturer, or software vendor, or the
>> material they deal with lacks the depth that I know I need. The
>> people here are the only ones I've found that consistently know the
>> answers, and more. Laurie seems to be a treasure in himself, and
>> there are several others who are as good and in some cases better.
>> My suggestion is to widen the topic and then try to revive the list.
>> I would be willing to help by shilling for the list on other venues.
>>
>> Hope we can keep it going.
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>> Hi Brad,
>> I haven't been able to post to filmscanners recently because my
>> return email address was refused. There is nothing wrong with the
>> return address, so I'm not sure what the problem is. I've also tried
>> to contact Tony Sleep (the "owner" of filmscanners) but that message
>> is also returned. Would you please forward this to filmscanners for
>> me? Thanks.
>>
>> I share your concerns about the group, Brad, and I certainly agree
>> that the expertise here is unparalleled. I have been astounded at
>> the responses from the experts on the list regarding the amount of
>> time that these people have taken to help others. I believe that is
>> part of the problem, however. Sooner or later you just can't keep
>> doing it. New blood needs to take over, but it takes years to learn
>> what the professionals on this list know.
>>
>> Widening the scope of filmscanners is not a bad idea, but that is up
>> to Tony Sleep. I really miss the Epson inkjet group and would like
>> that area added as well. I'd like to hear from Tony concerning his
>> view of filmscanners and what he would like to do with it.
>>
>> Ed
>>
>>
>>
>> I wish we could rejuvenate the list, I learned more here as relates
>> to all aspects of digital imaging including Photoshop processing and
>> printing than I have found anywhere. The level of intelligence here
>> has been several orders of magnitude above any other imaging list
>> I¹ve been on.
>>
>> Perhaps if the list were generalized to ³digital image creation²,
>> letting it grow to include discussions of various software from
>> Lasersoft and Vuescan through various programs like PS (I saw a note
>> elsewhere that asserted that a Lasersoft product is better than PS
>> I think that was what was claimed) through specific printing
>> programs.
>>
>> There is too much knowledge represented by Laurie, Art, David
>> Littleboy and many others (I even come up with some useful stuff now
>> and then) to just let it go. I know that other lists exist, but the
>> chaff is often so thick, and the wheat so sparse that I despair.
>> That wasn¹t true here, even when the arguments re: dMax and # of
>> bytes were going on. Even discussions of equipment I will never own
>> (probably), like the Minolta scanners, were useful.
>>
>> Is something like this worth proposing further? Or am I missing
>> something and it would be best to just let ³Scanners² die? It is my
>> hope that by talking with a few folks, I might refine my idea and
>> have a better chance of selling to whoever (I don¹t even know who
>> runs this list I can be oblivious on occasion).
>>
>> Who should this suggestion go to, and how might it be modified to
>> improve its chances of succeeding, first in being tried, and second
>> in practice?
>>
>> If you think this useful to post to the list, please feel free to
>> do so with any modifications you think are useful. My goal is to
>> find a way to get this going again, I¹m aware that I would feel the
>> loss of a tremendous resource if this list went away..
>>
>> Thanks again for the info re: Polaroid. I¹ve observed the cut off
>> on the left of the histogram has been creeping up but I¹ve never
>> cleaned the unit and I¹ve had it at least 5 years. I¹ve also had
>> other difficulties in separating highlights that appeared separable
>> on the negative. I can imagine how dirt could affect that too.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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