Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Carl, I'm certainly no expert, but I would suggest that you try to calibrate your monitor. I used to own the Sprintscan and, even after calibration, found the same problem. Ended up trashing the Sprintscan, for that and other reasons, for a Coolscan. One other thing to check is the printed output. If the printed output from Photoshop appears like the image in Photoshop, then you can simply adjust the brightness/contrast in Photoshop to compensate (just like a darkroom!!!, only digital). As stated, I'm no pro and I'm sure you will receive much more sage advice from others involved with this forum. Good luck and feel free to contact me offline if you wish. ***Referenced Posting*** Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 00:58:40 -0500 From: csocolow <csocolow@microserve.net> Subject: [Leica] Sprintscan 4000 Dear LUG, I'm the proud if not confused owner of a Sprintscan 4000 and a Power Mac G$/400. I figure it was either that or aspheric lenses for my Leicas. At least this way I can work on maximizing their output from film to bytes. So, I'm having trouble getting a good grayscale scan. When I preview the b&w neg in Polaroid's PolaColor Insight 4.0 software the preview looks great. When I do the scan and it opens in Photoshop it looks very washed out/overexposed. I can correct this using Photoshop's curves, etc. but I'd like to get a native scan that resembles my preview. I throw myself upon the mercy and wisdom of this esteemed if not turbulent assemblage. Also, if you want to see some of my newer photos, some of which I've printed and am anxious to share, then any help you can give with this will hasten that end. - - -- Carl Socolow http://members.tripod.com/SocPhoto/ ===== Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA rgacpa@yahoo.com badler@nanospace.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com