I can't answer your noise question or the specificity of Kodachrome
positives. But there is a fundamental difference between scanning
posititive and negative films. With negative films the film base has a
characterstic orange cast and this color cast must be removed using a
profile specific to the film type.
Chuck Norcutt
Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
> Well I've done it. Bought it second hand, and well but heavily used. Paid
> USD400 and waiting for a new MA-20 replacement, soon to arrive.
> While testing it I rised a couple of questions:
> 1- while scanning, the machine makes some continuous noise. I don't know if
> too loud a noise, but certainly more noise than I had supposed it to make.
> Not a silent machine anyway. Seems that it's noisier when the computer is on
> the low-power side ('processor dependent noise' firewire [IEEE1394]
> connnection). Wasn't able to compare it to the new 5000 at its side.
> 2- how is it that the software has a separate option available for scanning
> Kodachrome positives ....
> No answers to my questions, so please help. You all know how does one feel
> when buying one of this second hand thingies, don't you. Well it feels worse
> if you were in my shoes :)
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