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Thanks Steve.  I did in fact come across this when searching around some weeks ago, but didn't really back myself to take it on, at least while there are other options.  But it is definitely...

An update:  Turns out the SA-21 film sensor is no longer available as a spare part.  However, I have managed to buy a second hand SA-21 feeder on eBay which arrived today (from the US).  I will...

Thanks for this tip.  I will certainly keep this in mind when I get my scanner back from repair.

Well my sanner is now with fixation and I have received an estimate for service which includes replacing the film sensor in the SA-21 feeder.  The estimate includes a "technicians report" which...

Kicking myself a bit because its just dawned on me that we have some computers here at work still running Widows XP, and I could have tried my scanner here with the Nikon software which came with...

Hi drj3, had skipped over this post when I replied to your second this morning before dashing off to work - apologies.  I have tried this but without any luck.  I am hoping that if there is a...

Thats interesting John.  For someone reason I skipped over this post this morning and have just now sent my scanner off for service/repair which might be unesesary if it is a software issue -...

Thats good to hear, thanks Tony. Getting down there any time soon would be tricky, so I have packed it up very carefully and sent it Special Delivery so it should get there by 1pm tomorrow.  So...

Thanks DrJ.  I hard tried several "re-boot" routines but couldn't be sure I had followed the steps exactly as you suggested so just tried that new. Didn't help sadly. I don't know whether it is...

Thanks again John.  Hard to know what to make of this.  Will send mine off and see what happens. Should it come to it for you, the service center I was directed too is at www.fixationuk.com, down...

Hi John, I've been giving Silverfast a try for the last hour or so and here is what I have found:Got off to a good start in that it accepted each film strip I gave if for the first half dozen or so...

Thanks John.  Thats very helpful and very interesting.  As I persisted to try and get my Coolscan to take film, I found that sometimes the scanner would take the film, but then Vuescan would give...

Good advice, thanks Tony.Matt

Robert/Tony, glad you guys patched it up - was a bit worried that had unwittingly started an argument.  As you will know from my last two post in reply to you both, I am very grateful for your...

Thanks Robert.  I must admit that until I started looking into what might be wrong with my scanner I hadn't appreciated just how good it is considered to be.  I bought it new what must be around...

Camera option is an interesting one Tony so thank you for the suggestion.  I am looking to scan old photos that I will then have compiles into  photo books (or the odd slides show).  So I don't...

And of course (though I admit it only occured to me belatedly) its is easy to see that the scans I have managed to achieve are definately with the film "upside down" because the scanned images are...

Thanks all.  For those that don't have this, the 35mm negative feeds into a feeder (the SA-21) which is much more than just a holder.  It has a motorised track with rollers that pulls the film...

Thanks for the suggestion, and for the very quick response.  However, I should have said that I have the SA-21 feeder which plugs into the scanner only one way.  The film strips then feed into the...

I tagged this question onto another thread where it didn't really belong - and I'm not even sure if this is the right place for it, but here goes.I have a Nikon Coolscan V ED.  I bought it new some...