Re: Sprintscan 120 issues/findings (comments welcomed)

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On 14 Apr 2002 at 23:57, Simon Lamb wrote:

> Is it just that the SS 120 is not finding any pixels below that level, i.e.
> the belt does not have a real true black as far as it is concerned?  If so,
> how come the Flextight and my LS30 think there are, and the SS 120 thinks so
> when scanning the same neg using Vuescan?  Has anyone else seen this
> histogram behaviour with the SS 120?


I don't own an SS 120, but read this post with interest.

This specific behavior has also been noted and griped 
about on the LS-8000 -- ie., histograms that fall off 
abruptly, on the low end, at a value well above zero.  

On my Nikon, using NikonScan, this cutoff appears 
at a count of around 20-30 (out of 255.)  The "fix" 
for this problem (in NikonScan) is screwy, and probably 
not applicable or transferable to the SS 120, is my guess.

Frankly, this (mis)behavior doesn't concern me nearly as 
much as the opposite problem (clipping.)


rafe b.

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