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RE: filmscanners: Link to Nikon 8000 banding example...
Title: RE: filmscanners: Link to Nikon 8000 banding example...
I'm not sure when I'll be receiving my new 8000. It's on backorder and I got a price of $2800, so I'm willing to wait. However, I'll be trying the same slides that caused banding in the first place and I'll report as soon as I can. I think a petition of sorts as Rafe suggests could be helpful.
One thing to realize, I didn't always get banding with my previous 8000. If I scanned a particular slide one day, I'd see banding. If I did the same one the next day, I wouldn't and both examples were with out Super Fine CCD mode checked. Super Fine CCD mode always seemed to fix the problem (at the expense of 3x scan time).
I heard about the Polaroid SS120 last October so I held off buying a scanner. Then, I heard about the Nikon and that it had Digital ICE, so I waited for that. Now Polaroid's health is questionable (I want a $2600 unsupported product) and most of the Nikons are defective and I'm still waiting. This sucks.
Paul Wilson
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raphael Bustin [mailto:rafeb@channel1.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 4:36 PM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: RE: filmscanners: Link to Nikon 8000 banding example...
>
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> On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, Lawrence Smith wrote:
>
> > RE: filmscanners: Link to Nikon 8000 banding example...It's
> really annoying.
> > Rafe said his looked different. Do you still have your SS120?
> >
> > Lawrence
> >
> >
> >
> > That's exactly the same as the banding I was getting.
> >
> > Paul Wilson
>
>
> The banding affects the three color channels in
> differing degrees.
>
> It generally won't be seen in areas of fine detail,
> so it most often is seen in skies.
>
> On some images, the noise in the blue channel can
> mask the banding (when viewed on-screen.) Use the
> channels tool to view the individual channels
> one at a time.
>
> I think there's sufficient evidence now (4 or 5
> separate instances, from 3 or 4 users that I know)
> to indicated that this is a design flaw, or maybe
> a production run with a faulty component (most
> likely the CCD itself.)
>
> Have you tried checking "Super Fine Scan?" That
> should eliminate the banding. I'd be most curious
> to know if that works.
>
> I'd be more than happy to join forces with other
> 8000 users to help resolve this problem, if it
> comes to confronting Nikon's tech support.
>
>
> rafe b.
>
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