So expensive to just clean dust in Coolscan IV...

obrag · 8th April 2005

My CoolScan IV is producing very soft images (like as if digicam has super-strong low-pass filter). The lens is defintely focusing, but the image has got this blooming and soft effect. I suspect dust has formed a layer on the lens/mirror whatever, since I have been neglecting it

The kicker is Nikon is quoting me $120 to clean it...

Why so ex??? Just to clean dust? Anybody with similar experience?

rayshade · 10th April 2005

BTW i never had any problems with the coolscan I am curious how old is your scanner? I think the scanner has a few ED elements, if they were to overhaul the lenses for cleaning that are more to it calibration and adjustments could take more time. $120 is abt 12-15% of the original price of this product when it was first launched.

8th April 2005	#1
obrag Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 845	So expensive to just clean dust in Coolscan IV... My CoolScan IV is producing very soft images (like as if digicam has super-strong low-pass filter). The lens is defintely focusing, but the image has got this blooming and soft effect. I suspect dust has formed a layer on the lens/mirror whatever, since I have been neglecting it The kicker is Nikon is quoting me $120 to clean it... Why so ex??? Just to clean dust? Anybody with similar experience?

10th April 2005	#2
rayshade Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 335	BTW i never had any problems with the coolscan I am curious how old is your scanner? I think the scanner has a few ED elements, if they were to overhaul the lenses for cleaning that are more to it calibration and adjustments could take more time. $120 is abt 12-15% of the original price of this product when it was first launched.