I just bought one too. Had it three weeks and haven't plugged it in yet. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shannon Stoney" <sstoney@xxxxxxx> To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:15 PM Subject: [pure-silver] digital photo list? epson 4990 scanner? > Is there a digital photography list? I have a question about the > Epson 4990 scanner and scanning big negatives on it. > > In case it's ok to ask that question here: I looked at one of these > scanners today. It seems that when you scan an 8x10 negative or > transparency, the film sits right on the glass. I would think that > that could cause newton rings or focus problems. The holders for > other sizes of film hold the film about 1mm away from the glass. I > read somewhere on the internet that the focus for this scanner is > sort of between 0 (on the glass) and 1mm (in the holders). So I > wonder if you can tell in the prints that the focus is not spot on. > Maybe this doesn't matter. > > But what about the newton rings? > > --shannon > ============================================================================ ================================= > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. > ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.