Re: [APML] Artixscan 120tf

[KGKIRKLEY@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/4/03 12:50:18 PM, kcarbo@lobosservices.com writes:

>Tony,
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> 
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>I have the 35mm Sprintscan 4000 plus.  I noticed the multisampling recently
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>and tried it on some color negatives at 4x.  I used it on some photos from
>a
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>Blue Angels air show and it did improve the noise in the sky and the
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>aircraft.  I purchased the scanner a couple of years ago and it came bundled
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>with Silverfast Ai version 5.0.  I haven't tried scans of the same negatives
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>at 16x to compare and I haven't tried it on any of my Techpan astrophoto
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>negatives.  Have you tried comparing at different rates 4x vs 16x?  Also,
>do
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>you know what additional features are in Silverfast 6.0 vs 5.0.  I have
>a
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>need to scan medium format also, but I am holding off on the Polaroid 120
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>until I have mastered scanning on the 35mm machine.  The price of the 120
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>wasn't really an option when I bought the 35mm, but the prices on the bigger
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>machine seem to have come down a good bit in the last two years.
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> 
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>Thanks,
>
>Kirk Carbo

Polaroid no longer sells scanners. 
They will support the scanners they have sold.
As far a I know, there are no Polaroid Sprintscan 120's for sale, unless it's 
old stock, perhaps B&H or Adorama might have some. Last January, Calumet sold 
off all they had for about $1600 per scanner.

Kent Kirkley
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