Re: filmscanners: analog gain (nikon ls-2000) and negative film

["Jules" <jules@popmonkey.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Ann Snover" <jo.snover@gte.net>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: analog gain (nikon ls-2000) and negative film


> > definitely not the case here.  unless the preview doesn't show the
results
> > for some reason (it does for positives).  i tried previews with 0, 1, 5,
> > even 20 for the RGB exposure with no changes in the preview.  i then ran
> > nikonscan and tried doing previews at -2, 0, and 2.  no change.  i
switched
> > to positive and these huge changes started showing up.
>
> I have an LS-30, not a 2000, but I use the Analog Gain with negatives
> and it works very well. I will see big differences with even a +/- 0.3,
> so you should definitely see something with big numbers. There is a
> button in the main part of the NikonScan dialog that says "Apply A
> Gain". Is it possible that after setting the analog gain value you are
> turning that button off before scanning?

hmm, no, i've definitely made sure it was filled in.  the thing is, i've
been using my ls-2000 for 2 years now, and am very familiar with nikonscan
and i've never had analog gain work for negatives.

~j