larry n. Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Do Nikon scanners work won b&w slides (ie Scala). I just bought the Canon FS4000US. Does a great job on color slides (Here are three samples: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=259275) and b&w negs, but simply botches b&w slides. It simply doesn't cut throught the dense parts of the slide. I've tried a couple of different things, including scanning as a b&w neg and then inverting in photoshop. I made sure FARE was off. Help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka_nissila Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 I've scanned some Scala slides on my Nikon LS-4000, and they came out great. Unfortunately, the lab in Denmark scratched the slides quite badly, so I haven't used the film any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efusco Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 The LS4000 has a higher DMax than the FS4000 and may, possibly, do better with the Density problems you're having. I personally haven't tried my LS4000 with Scala...you might find someone with one and try it out....if you want to send me a sample slide I can try scanning it for you and send you the results to see how it goes...write by private e-mail if you wanna try that. Before you throw in the towel with the Canon, however, I'd suggest trying Vuescan scanning software to see if it works better for you...worth a try. http://www.hamrick.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry n. Posted December 11, 2002 Author Share Posted December 11, 2002 Here's one example, scanned with the Canon software, as a color transparency with FARE off. I haven't downloaded Vuescan yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_frank Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 I agree with Ilkka - my LS 4000 does well with Scala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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