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Nobody is making margins like that now. It was difficult enough to make that money 10 years ago.

You pays your money, and takes your chance. I co owned and ran a computer maintenance company catering to the UKs biggest newspapers for 18 years, I saw a lot of failed machines in that time.

It's true that you can buy good spec components cheaply, but remember that they haven't been tested together. a big name pc will have been thoroughly tested to ensure that air flow to...

Daybit, I'll email you a small DT file this afternoon.

Ryan certainly is a top man, but be prepared to wait for a reply - he is very busy and travels a lot.

Here's a link to a tutorial. You won't need to follow all these steps, it's quite advanced.

http://www.ownersguidepdf.com/download-manual-ebook/oxygen-scan-application-learning-guide-pdf.pdf
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Your welcome.

These guys in the Uk have a few for sale:

http://www.cpsnet.co.uk/scanners/used-scanners.aspx

With digital cameras getting better every day perhaps scanners will soon give way to them, all it takes is a frame and lighting. Add a motorised transport for the originals and software controlled...

Hi Al,

I don't know what's in the iQsmart3 yet, haven't taken one apart. I'm currently in rented accomodation whilst my house purchase goes through, the couple selling it are getting divorced...

Each element of the CCD will have a different output for a given input, a calibration routine tests each element against a known input and makes tables to compensate for the differences. I don't...

That looks very similar, possibly slightly better, to what I get with iQsmart3, which I estimated to be about 5400pi.

I have a spare Scitex LFOV lens, it's a Rodenstock 108mm 5.6 p/n 11401962,...

I have re-named both FFF and Creo DT ( Digital Transparency ) files as TIFF files, they open fine in Photoshop but display a warning that some data was unreadable and has been discarded. In the...

I'm spotting with Photoshop 7.01 ( I know, I'm a Dinosaur ), I find it simple and fast. In your opinion are the spotting / healing / filter tools in later versions worth the cost ?

Has anyone...

What is the evaporation rate like with Lumina ? I use Kami, but I'm finding it evaporates so fast that I struggle to get a few negatives mounted together. By the time the scanner gets to the last...

I can see them fine.

They're not too bad, the Eversmart top glass is floating in the top cover, it moves about 5mm to allow it to press film down. When you lift the top cover the glass stays still for the first 5mm of...

The Fuji and Agfa appear to me to be quite rare and difficult to support. The Eversmarts have a few users and spares are available, for now.

Why not look at an iQsmart3 ? It's nearly as good as...

You can scan in DT (digital transparency) mode, that removes a lot of options and just captures everything the scanner can see. Afterwards, rename it as a TIFF and open it with Photoshop to adjust...

I have recently been comparing scans from a Nikon and iQsmart3, and with dry mounted film in the iQsmart there isn't a lot in it. Wet mounting on the flatbed is an improvement, but the real...

I think it would be better to get someone with an Eversmart or Iqsmart to scan it in two halves and stitch it together in software. It could be a big file though, 32GB USB drives are cheap now, ...

Probably not the best analogy, a Honda sports car of the same price as your 911 would kick its' ass.

Apple have made some dogs over the years, powerbooks with kamikazi screen hinges and LCD panels that popped regularly, "Intelligent" batteries that decided they were dead and needed an app to...

He supplied me with some parts a few months ago, but he was very busy travelling / working and couldn't get right back to me so if you're waiting for a reply it might be worth giving him a day or...

I can offer iQsmart3 scans in the UK at a very reasonable cost as long as you're not in a rush ( I'd rather take my time and do it right, don't need to make a living from this yet ).

It's a...

Is this a one-off job or will you need to do more in future ? Also, what quality do you need ?

I'm in the UK and would be happy to scan a few for you on my iQsmart3 if that would help.

I got a PM that I shouldn't have mentioned that forum. Apologies, I didn't realise it was forbidden, perhaps a moderator could delete it for me as I can't see how to.

There are various versions on the printroot forum. There is a download section, but you have to have made a contribution, either money to support the site or a certain number of helpful posts.

Thanks Lenny, your input is much appreciated.

I'm hoping that with a bit of careful thought in the design stage it won't cost a fortune to build a clean, well lit room. It's a lot easier to get...

I will be offering an archival service in the UK. I'm looking to design the scanning suite carefully to minimise the day-to-day maintenance time and allow me to keep costs low.

Nate,

More good stuff, thanks. This is indeed a forum with some depth.

Steve

Thankyou Preston. I have worked with many scanners over the years, and been amazed to see them next to open windows, in the middle of open-plan offices, tucked in the corner of a picture library...

That's a great start Peter, thanks :cool:

Does anyone have a design for a scanning suite / room ? I'll be building one in about 6 months and it would save me a lot of brain strain if someone clever had already designed a good layout.

It...

My apologies, does the Pro 2 have the type 1 slide ?

The calibration slide is big - nearly the size of the glass.

You are in the land of the Scitex, there must be one around you could try.