Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanning B&W with Nikon Coolscan 4000
From: GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 15:46:50 -0700

Every once in a while someone on the LUG posts an absolute GEM.

Thanks Tina!

Regards,

Greg

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From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 2:25 pm
Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanning B&W with Nikon Coolscan 4000

> At 10:23 AM 2/25/2004 +0100, you wrote:
> >I didn,t know you have to focus the thing it,s set on autofocus here!
> >Does this make a difference?!?>
> >phew
> >simon jessurun
> 
> Yes!  Do the autofocus and then look at the number by Manual Focus 
> Adjustment in the Tool Palette.  Now hold down the Control key and 
> click on 
> the box that looks like a window screen (middle button, top row) 
> on the 
> scanning window.  That will give you a cross-hair pointer that you 
> can put 
> wherever you want on the photo.  I usually choose the eyes.  Click 
> on that 
> point and then look at the number again.  If it has changed, your 
> film is 
> not perfectly flat and there is a difference in the focus.  The 
> automatic 
> focus is more of an average than a precise focus.
> 
> Tina
> 
> 
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
> 
> 
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