Nikon Acknowleges Banding, Sort Of

[rafe.bustin@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I had a prowl around the two Nikon tech-support sites 
(hoping to find some juicy driver or firmware updates) 
and found an interesting item on the Nikon Euro site. 
Specifically:

<http://www.nikon-euro.com/nikoneuro_en/faq/scan/use/en/FAQ_scan_en_c32.htm>

It's in the  FAQs section, "Using the Scanner," Question 32:  
"What is the "Super Fine Scan" Mode on my LS-8000?

In the answer to that question, there are two images, one showing 
the banding and one showing the banding removed by the 
use of "Super Fine Scan."

As I've reported before, the banding - when it occurs - is extremely 
regular and periodic, and perpendicular to the scan motion.

The writeup claims that the "fix" is needed only in very 
special circumstances.  Let's be generous and call that a half-truth.  
It is a rare occurrence, but I fail to see a correlation with image 
quality (as the writeup suggests.)


rafe b.

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