Possibly the easiest, but also possibly not the most effective. :-)
Tom C. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > graywolf > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 12:31 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Shooting film (Velvia) > > Actually, the easiest way to drive a wood screw I have found IS TO drive it in > with a hammer, and then use the screw driver to tighten it. However, for oak it > is better to drill a hole first. It is more a matter of knowing what you are > doing (technique) than what you are doing it with. I would guess that applies to > getting the best from your scanner as well. > > > > Jack Davis wrote: > > Thanks, Tom! I had been wondering why the wood screws were taking me so > > long to drive in. Thought I had it solved when I decided that the > > pointy end should go in first. ;-)) > > (having a giddy moment) > > > > Jack > > > > --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Common sense point... :-) ... I only once considered scanning 35 film > >> with a > >> flat bed scanner. It was a high-end (for the time) HP something or > >> the > >> other. I looked at what the add on attachment cost vs. the price of > >> a > >> dedicated film scanner which was something like $100 for the > >> attachment vs. > >> $350 for the dedicated film scanner. The choice was obvious based on > >> the > >> value I was getting and film scanners were a pretty nifty item. > >> > >> There's the right tool for every job and using an all-purpose > >> flat-bed > >> scanner that was not really designed to scan film as a film scanner > >> is not > >> using the right tool for the job, as anecdotal evidence bears out. If > >> that's > >> all one has, then OK, but in a general discussion about film > >> scanning, any > >> talk about how bad or hard your experience was, is sort of missing > >> the > >> point. > >> > >> It's like telling how hard it is to pound in a woodscrew with a tack > >> hammer. > >> Certainly one can probably accomplish it, but it's not representative > >> of how > >> to drive in a screw. > >> > >> > >> Tom C. > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >> Behalf Of > >> Scott > >>> Loveless > >>> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 8:57 AM > >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> Subject: Re: Shooting film (Velvia) > >>> > >>> Adam Maas wrote: > >>>> Velvia and Kodachrome are too high contrast to get good scans on > >> low-end > >>>> flatbed scanners and older mid/high-end flatbeds. The scanners > >> simply > >>>> don't have the DMax to handle these emulsions. > >>> I'll agree with that. I've never shot Velvia, but Kodachrome is > >> nearly > >>> impossible to scan with a low-end flatbed. If the photo doesn't > >> have > >>> dense shadows I can get a scan suitable for web viewing. That's > >> about > >>> as good as it gets. Astia, Provia and E100 are much more > >> forgiving. > >>> -- > >>> Scott Loveless > >>> http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > >> and > >> follow the > >>> directions. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > >> and follow the directions. > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > -- > Graywolf > Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com > Blog: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the > directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
