[LRflex] Re: Possibly Stupid Scanner Question
- From: Richard Ward <ilovaussiesheps@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:41:16 -0800 (PST)
Hi Phillippe & Frank,
Thanks for the input - I wouldn't doubt Epson would rather sell a 'new' one
than putz with disassembling one of these scanners! I can't see how to
dissasemble it which probably means it was engineered to 'go together' and not
engineered 'to come apart' in a reasonable process.
Just to really confuse things some more - NOW! I can't find the 'colors' and
'visual banding' I have been puzzling over. Zero - zip - nada. Tried two
different pairs of glasses, multiple light sources (window light, lamps,
flashlight), and can't recreate it. I am wondering if it's a 'temperature
specific' phenomena connected with the outgassing from the constituent parts of
the scanner? I have spotted the issue before in my intermittent usages of the
scanner, but always filed it in the 'no money/can't see a solution/ ignore it'
file box! :-)
The banding and colors I saw do have a 'chemical film' quality to them,
maybe when they 'condense' under specific conditions, they're forming in a
pattern that matches surface irregularities inherent to the glass manufacturing
process?
OH! and Phillipe, I see my epson and your epson as exibit 6 billion and 1 and 6
billion and 2 in favor of 'paying' someone else to put up with the heartaches
and foibles of consistent and uniform scanning output! :-)
Allied Photo will scan a roll of film at a good usable resolution and at a high
quality for 'abouts' 20 bucks for a 24 exp roll and throw in the film
processing for free. (Don't quote me on price specifics - haven't shot film in
a bit and I have a porous memory!). Allied has moved to add a wonderful
'digital' printing capability via internet upload and providing good consistent
film processing AND scanning at a reasonable price helps get Analogue users to
access their Digital offerings pretty easily. I presume it's more profitable
too! The digital print production flow is seriously more efficient for them
compared to popping negative cards in and out of the old equipment! Trust me -
I used to be the poor guy doing that! Nearly the 'Worst' job of my life.
Richard
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From: philippe.amard <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 1:06:14 PM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Possibly Stupid Scanner Question
Same problem here, ( Epson 3170)
I unscrewed the top and tried to clean the glass, to no avail.
I no longer scan.
If you find a cure, I'd be happy to learn.
Good luck.
Philippe
Le 11 mars 10 à 18:25, Richard Ward a écrit :
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> Hi LeicaFlex Folks,
> I was prepping to scan something yesterday and I now have a
> 'Possibly' stupid question regarding Flatbed Scanners. Can the
> underside of the scanner glass get dirty? I have an Epson 4870 Photo
> flatbed w/transparency adapter and as I look at the 'scanbed' area
> it looks like there might be a 'weird' film coating of some sort on
> the underside of the glass. It's not 100% uniform but not random
> appearing either - kind of reminds me of the way car window tinting
> film looks from the inside. I've carefully cleaned the 'top' of the
> glass and it's foresure not on the surface. That means it's on the
> reverse side, but then I'm left with 'how the heck did it get there?'.
> Please enlighten me if anyone has experience or can point me to a
> resource of some sort.
> Richard in Michigan
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