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RE: [Digital BW] Re: scanner for 4x5

2001-10-26 by Austin Franklin

> Two of my friends are new owners of the Leaf 45. Yes, it probably
> runs slow, but it also seems to be related to the bulb. It seems
> that they're replacing the bulb and getting better performance.

Tell your friends to set the exposure time to minimum when they are scanning
negatives (both B&W and color).  That makes for VERY fast scans (especially
B&W), and does not degrade the scans at all.

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