Digital BW, The Print

Shilesh,
For each scan you use 2 different scanner programs ? One for the 
focus and then SF ?
Wow this shouldn't be necessary - surely their focus button on/off 
should work - where did you hear that they never instituted focusing 
the scanner?
I will try Insight and see if the focus is different/better.
> 
> I also use  SS120 for my MF scans.  I am under the impression that 
> Silverfast never instituted auto or manual focus for this scanner.  
> When scanning with SF, the focus point is wherever the last focus 
was 
> set by Polaroids Insight software.  So, what I do is always use 
> Insight to scan "raw" followed by SF HDR to import into PS.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> Shilesh
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "frankg_photo" 
> <fh.gross@s...> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > > Is the film flat in the holder? I think with SilverFast the 
> > crosshair can be moved off center 
> > > to change the focus point anywhere on the film. Might try 
setting 
> > the crosshair off center 
> > > towards the corner by about 1/3rd.
> > > 
> > > Don't know if this works with the Sprintscan - it works with 
> Nikon 
> > scanners.
> > 
> > I also forgot to mention in my original post that I also ave the 
> > glass film holder ( to hold film flat) and the results aren't any 
> > better