[filmscanners] Re: Coolscan V - Dirty? and cleaning?

["David" <david.jc@blueyonder.co.uk>]

I stripped mine down recently following
http://www.vad1.com/photo/dirty-scanner/ls2000-cleaning/  the mirrors and
lenses were thick with dust.

David


----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott McLoughlin" <scott@adrenaline.com>
To: <David.jc@blueyonder.co.uk>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 4:21 PM
Subject: [filmscanners] Coolscan V - Dirty? and cleaning?


I've had a Nikon Coolscan  V for ~3+ years now. I live in an apartment,
and it
lives in the living room (activity, dust, etc.).

I used it heavily for years, and then hardly at all in the last year
(illness). So I
scanned a roll recently and it, well, looks kinda crappy.

So my questions: is it likely that the unit is pretty dirty by now?  If
so, should
I try to clean it myself or pay Nikon Service?  I've heard that the
cleaning costs
more than 1/2 the price of the scanner, but that's old info and could be
incorrect.

Any and all advice appreciated.

Many thanks.

Scott

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