Austin Franklin wrote: > > > I, naively perhaps, have often thought that simple things like 'sensor > > motion blur' and 'scanner shake' might have something to do with it. When > > looking and listening to my LS4000 scanning, I start to wonder > > how long the > > sensors actually stays still, and how this relates to the length > > of time of > > the exposure of the sensors. > > Hi Bob, > > The scanner SHOULD be designed so the sensor etc. is motionless (as in > paused) when the exposure is taken. This shouldn't be an issue...if the > scanner is designed right. Good thought though! > > It's not the sensor that moves, obviously, but the film. Exposure can vary > drastically, but it's in the millisecond range, like 6-60 if I remember > right. > > Austin >
Austin, I guess it depends on the scanner. My LS-40 holds the film stationary, whereas my old HP S10 definitely moves the film during a scan. -- Charlie Hoffpauir http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
