Hi, I know there are regular posts about the limited depth of field of the LS4000 and one work around was to set the focus to some point between the centre and the corner of the frame. (I believe this is how Vuescan focusses by default on this scanner.)
Although I think most people accept this is a valid concern, I'm still unclear how effective this approach is in getting round the issue. So two questions for those who have used the LS4000. Firstly, does the setting of focus point in this way work for 100% of shots or are badly bowed slides still compromised? Secondly, does Nikonscan allow you to set the manual focus point permanently to the optimum point or does it have to be reset for each scan? This issue seems to be the only real negative aspect of this scanner (well apart from the price and Nikon's notoriously poor customer support!). I hadn't intended to the stretch my budget to an LS4000 but recent posts on it's ability to get right into the shadows on dense slides (apparently without streaking or banding) have made me more interested in it. (I think I have also pursuaded myself that I do need the extra resolution of a 4000dpi scanner.) Given that the Canon FS4000 doesn't seem, by all accounts, to perform quite as well in the shadows and that Polaroid SS4000Plus may never reach Europe, my options are rather limited! Al Bond ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
