Hello everyone. I've just bought a new Nikon Coolscan 5000ED to
scan my collection of slides, mostly Kodachromes.
So far it has not been difficult to get generally nice looking scans
(despite Kodachrome's reputation as being difficult to scan), but
I'm very disappointed with the very noticeable flare that occurs in
shadow areas wherever there is an adjacent highlight. I know that
flare (or blooming) is characteristic of CCD devices but I didn't
expect it to be this bad. It is more noticable on certain slides
than others, but on close inspection it occurs on all scans to some
degree.
I've tried multi-sampling up to x16 and playing with analog gain but
I can't seem to get rid of it. I wonder if other users have
experienced this effect, or is my scanner faulty?
Another (lesser) disappointment is lack of sharp edge-to-edge focus
due to slight bowing in mounted slide film. Has anyone worked out a
way to keep the film flat without removing it from the mount?
Thanks,
Lex.<div></div>
