Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - Polaroid SprintScan 4000 question
From: Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:29:14 -0800 (GMT-08:00)

Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Chris said:
>
>> I had a media bumping problem last night,  while scratching my head I
>> realized the scanner was too close to the wall so the tray couldn't move far
>> enough into the scanner to catch the last part of the last frame.  This gave
>> the media bumping error as well.
>
> Hi Chris,
> That's a given because that's the only time the damn message should appear.
> But when you've got three feet of clean air behind the scanner and you keep
> getting the message it's bumping, it truly becomes a pain in the ass!
>
> Mix that in with the other pain in the ass stuff  "not selecting the correct
> frames a half dozen times before it does, and computer shut downs and
> re-starts to get it working properly for a couple of negs before it goes
> crazy again" it's any wonder some of us are loosing all patience with a
> machine, that when it works does a beautiful job of scanning.

As long as I keep the SS4000 clean the trouble I have with it is software-related.  Lately Silverfast has been asking me for the serial number for EACH scan (big PITA) but when it's working right the scans are better than if I use Vuescan.  OTOH, Vuescan is much more stable, hardly ever requiring a re-start.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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