Digital BW, The Print

----- Original Message -----
From: "frankg_photo" <fh.gross@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 5:20 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Sprintscan120/Silverfast6 & Glass holder
sharpness problem


> Martin,
> Thanks for this - all good points.
>
> My issue with SF is that film in the glass holder will not be
> focused - although the focus icon is "on" in the SF interface
it does
> not actually focus the hardware (on the film plane) !
>
> Maybe someone else with the Sprintscan, Silverfast and the
Glass
> Holder can jump in here and tell what their focus experience
has
> been ?
>
> Since trying Insight I have had better focus - but there are 2
things
> that I miss already compared to SF:
> 1. the Histogram with the little sliders to bring the scan into
the
> high & low range.
> 2. For the occasional col transparency there is no
'calibration' like
> the IT8 supplied with SF
>
> To clarify your workflow described below; you choose the 16 bit
Raw
> scan option in Insight, save it as a Tif. Then open SF HDR and
import
> it. Make global adjustments, then export to PS. ?
>
> Frank

Frank,

I guess Vuescan will support the Polaroid Sprintscan. You could
try the demo to check the focussing in that program.
Most of what Silverfast does is in that program too and with less
hassle in my opinion.
IT8 calibration available and you can use the IT8 target of
Silverfast (which is probably a Wolf Faust IT8).
Using it with a Nikon 8000 + Epson 3200 with glass holders and
wet mounting etc.

Pricing has been changed but still a lot cheaper than Silverfast.
Supports almost all the scanners available in just one license,
license covers 4 OSses, and the user is allowed to use it on 4
systems. Sounds a lot better than the Silverfast deal. But you
got that one already .....

www.hamrick.com

Ernst