[Leica] Re: Next e-mail: help

[firkin at balhpl01.ncable.net.au (firkin)]

Frank Dernie writes: 

> I scan my xpan slides on a Nikon 8000 but I had to buy an expensive 
> additional glass carrier with masks in order to do so. The carrier/mask 
> combo tells the scanner the size of the scan area. There may be ways to 
> fool the scanner into scanning the "wrong" size using one of the supplied 
> carrier but I bit the bullet and bought the Nikon one.
> Works great but I use mainly Kodachrome 64 and I find it scans less well 
> than E6 films, I note the 9000 has a Kodachrome setting not available on 
> the 8000. I shall be using more E6 in future!
> Frank 
> 

Thanks Frank: The Nikon seems to scan roll film strips and I would have 
thought it could therefore scan a strip of X-pan images. Does anyone know 
why it would not be able to do this if I have the strip film adaptor? 

Alastair Firkin @ work ;-) 

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