gino_qualbender

Regarding sharpening techniques, check out www.thelightsright.com. He has a great set of

sharpening scripts that can be downloaded free, as well as an excellent PDF on the

intricacies of image sharpening.

I was planning to pick up an Epson 2450 to scan medium format

and 4x5 film, but now I see that Microtek has a few new

interesting scanners:

ScanMaker 6800 for around $400

ScanMaker 5900 for under $200

ScanMaker 1800f for around $1500

The 1800f is out of my price range, unfortunately. Anyway, does

anyone have any experience with these scanners? Thanks!

OK, Ellis, that's what I figured. Now, if they would just roll out an

updated model of the D1x with higher resolution and all the

latest bells and whistles for less money, I might be ready to

plunk down my credit card! Guess I'll continue to wait til the right

combination comes along. Thanks!

So, I keep wondering: when is Canon going to enter the fray with

a model comparable to the F717, Dimage 7hi, and the Coolpix

5700? One would think that their Pro90is is overdue for a hi-res

update. Has anyone heard any rumors or anything? I'm thinking

about getting a 7hi when it comes out, but it'd be really nice to

have Canon's image stabilizer.

I've got a number of manual focus Nikkor lenses that I'd love to

be able to use when I get a digital SLR, but both the D100 and

the FinePix S2 do not meter with these lenses (ala the N80). Of

course, I could just use a separate meter, but that does slow

things down a bit in some situations.

Does anyone know if Nikon or Fuji are likely to introduce a body

that would have this capability?

Thanks in advance!

Bruce

Well, that's certainly an easy way to do it! I missed that in the

instruction manual. Thanks so much. Great that the A2 has this

feature.

Regards,

Bruce

So, here's the deal:

I can't seem to figure out how to get my partially shot rolls out

before the rewinder retracts the leader back into the film casing.

I've tried opening the back when it hits frame 1, but no success

thus far. I've also tried killing the power but that hasn't worked yet

either.

Any solutions?

Thanks in advance.

Bruce

I picked up a Uniroller motor base recently, but it's not changing

directions. Does anyone have an idea as to how to fix this?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Bruce