Re: [OT] sane nikon coolscan [solved]

[ABrady <kcsmart kc rr com>]

On Sun, 14 Oct 2001 11:59:29 -0700 Hidong Kim <hkim tscnet com> imparted
to us:
> Thanks!
> 
> I recompiled the kernel with generic SCSI support, and now sane is 
> working!  Unfortunately, the quality of the scanned images is quite 
> poor.  The scans are horribly underexposed compared to the actual 
> slides, using the default settings.  When I increase in the exposure
> in 
> the software, features just get bleached out.  Also, the
> manufacturer's 
> specs are 24-bit color, but the sane interface only shows 12-bit.  Do 
> you have any experience with this scanner?  Thanks,

I only toyed with it a little. I recall I was less than satisfied with
the qulaity as well. But I only spent some hit and miss time over a few
weeks. I was able to get it to a usable state, but not anything I'd want
for professional work.

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