morocco Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 i have a canoscan fs4000 that has served me well over the past 5 years. over the past few months i have not used it very much and have not had a protective cover. now my scans have streaks stretching across the whole image. it very clearly is dust inside the machine (there is dust when i open up the door). what is the best way to clean this? a canon usa service charge is estimated at $258. or should i use a vacuum to suck out the dust? or a bottle of the air spray stuff? or are there other 3d party repair shops to do this? thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmichaels Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Bill, Precision Camera actually does the scanner work for Sony who took over the Konica-Minolta camera business, the manufacturer of my Minolta Multi Pro. (lots of contraction in that marketplace). But their flat rate to clean / overhaul a Multi Pro is $111. I suspect all film scanners have a similar price. I'd talk to them. http://www.precisioncamera.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Although your scanner may be different, it might pay to read this:http://www.vad1.com/photo/dirty-scanner/ls2000-cleaning/ I cleaned my LS4000 back in the day and it was worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kulikowski Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Hi Bill! Try this guide to clean your LS5000 -> http://www.pearsonimaging.com/articles/howto/ls5000cleaning.html I followed it step by step with my LS40 and it worked quite well. The fist steps are little bit different with the LS40, but the essential steps (6 through 10) are nearly the same. Before cleaning it, I had some nasty Halos around the Highlights, but afterwards the scans worked out perfect ;-) So, if you're into mechanics/technics a little bit, then go for it... but don't forget to be careful! Greetings, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_1577653 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Bill, Its always nice to hear of another FS4000 user who has made good use of their scanner. I can probably provide some insight as I have had mine apart a couple times for dust cleaning and other reasons. But just to clarify, the streaks you refer to are across the entire image, and in the direction of the scan (the direction the film moves)? If so, it probably is caused by dust on the sensor. This CAN be cleaned, but not without tearing into the scanner a bit. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morocco Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 yes, jeff. the linear artifacts are in the direction of the scan, the entire length of the scan. when i open the door, i can practically see tumbleweeds whirling about. until hearing from you i was preparing to send the unit to canon usa for cleaning/repair/replacement for the universal fee of $258. please tell me what you've done. thanks. bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_1577653 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Bill, When I get the chance (hopefully this weekend), I will be opening up my FS4000 to do a little cleaning. It occurs to me that if I were to take some pictures while doing this it would make explaining the process a lot easier (that whole thousand-words/picture thing!). Let me do that first then I will get back with you. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_1577653 Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Bill - email sent. If anyone else is interested, I finally got around to putting together some information on how I clean out dust from my FS4000. It is just a Word document with some pics (sorry, I don't know much about putting web pages together yet), but I figure it might be useful to some of you who are still using and enjoying this scanner (like me!). Just send me an email. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorenhenrik Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Hello Jeff Do you still have that document on how to clean out dust from the FS4000? Cheers Soren Bill - email sent. If anyone else is interested, I finally got around to putting together some information on how I clean out dust from my FS4000. It is just a Word document with some pics (sorry, I don't know much about putting web pages together yet), but I figure it might be useful to some of you who are still using and enjoying this scanner (like me!). Just send me an email. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popel76 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 On 3/25/2007 at 9:03 PM, User_1577653 said: Bill - email sent. If anyone else is interested, I finally got around to putting together some information on how I clean out dust from my FS4000. It is just a Word document with some pics (sorry, I don't know much about putting web pages together yet), but I figure it might be useful to some of you who are still using and enjoying this scanner (like me!). Just send me an email. Jeff Hello Jeff Do you still have that document on how to clean out dust from the FS4000? Cheers - Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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