Digital BW, The Print

Hi there-

I just got a polaroid 120 scanner and was appreciate some feedback from
other owners on the list concerning a few problems I've been having.
I'm using version 1.33 of the firmware hooked up to powerbook G4 via
firewire:

1- For the first week or so my 16 bit b&w scans in polacolor produced
smooth histograms however now it seems that the same exact (correctly
exposed) negative scans, using the b&w negative/adobe rgb profile at
4000 dpi scanned  at 16 bits in polacolor are displaying jagged and
death finger histograms and subsequently print with micobanding.

2. I tried scanning in silverfast, which I previously used with a nikon
4000 but when i scan in 16 bits all my scans come up ghost white. Also
it looks like you cant do any corrections when scanning in 16 bits -
With the Nikon I was able to correct in Silverfast and still scan at 16
bit grayscale.

3. When the scanner is powered off it ticks - It sounds almost like a
clock. When I unplug the scanner the ticking stops.

I did try technical support but there answer was to just scan in 8 bit
grayscale. Gee thanks. If anybody with the scanner that has had the same
problems or not (maybe something is wrong with my scanner) has any
suggestions I would appreciate it

thanks
Mike Bragg

Mike,  I've had a Polaroid Sprintscan 120 for the better part of a 
year and have had no problems--Especially No ticking, although it is 
a bit noisy when scanning. Whines and groans a lot! I usually scan in 
16 bits B&W with Silverfast 5.5. I invert in PS then adjust levels 
before switching to 8 bits. Most often the image is fairly light in 
16 bits before adjusting levels or curves.  Fingers of death on a raw 
scan indicate a problem I've never encountered.  I'd keep after tech 
support it may be a stepper motor problem of some kind.

Bruce McElhaney
McElhaney Portrait Studio
Livonia, MI






--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Mike Bragg <art@m...> wrote:
> Hi there-
> 
> I just got a polaroid 120 scanner and was appreciate some feedback 
from
> other owners on the list concerning a few problems I've been having.
> I'm using version 1.33 of the firmware hooked up to powerbook G4 via
> firewire:
> 
> 1- For the first week or so my 16 bit b&w scans in polacolor 
produced
> smooth histograms however now it seems that the same exact 
(correctly
> exposed) negative scans, using the b&w negative/adobe rgb profile at
> 4000 dpi scanned  at 16 bits in polacolor are displaying jagged and
> death finger histograms and subsequently print with micobanding.
> 
> 2. I tried scanning in silverfast, which I previously used with a 
nikon
> 4000 but when i scan in 16 bits all my scans come up ghost white. 
Also
> it looks like you cant do any corrections when scanning in 16 bits -
> With the Nikon I was able to correct in Silverfast and still scan 
at 16
> bit grayscale.
> 
> 3. When the scanner is powered off it ticks - It sounds almost like 
a
> clock. When I unplug the scanner the ticking stops.
> 
> I did try technical support but there answer was to just scan in 8 
bit
> grayscale. Gee thanks. If anybody with the scanner that has had the 
same

> problems or not (maybe something is wrong with my scanner) has any
> suggestions I would appreciate it
> 
> thanks
> Mike Bragg