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Rangefinder Magazine
June 2003

Problems & Solutions

Please accompany your questions with a self-addressed stamped envelope if you wish an immediate reply. Alternatively, you can e-mail me at: bhurter@rfpublishing.com.

In the April issue, we inadvertently listed, under “Coming Next Month” on page 4, a Profile of photographer Joe Elario. The article did not run in May, but will be coming in July. Our apologies to Joe for jumping the gun.—ED.

From: Gary A. Nickerson
gnickzone@sympatico.ca
Through my business I have been receiving your magazine for a number of years and have always enjoyed the information therein. I don’t know whether or not you can help me on this matter, but I shall pose the question and await your answer.

I am in the process of researching the purchase of a film scanner. The Nikon series of scanners has been at the top of my list for some time, but recently I’ve been checking out the units made by Pacific Image Electronics. The newest model, not yet on the market, is capable of scanning 35mm to 4x5 formats.

Since this model will not be available until June, there is of course no pricing available yet. However, all there scanners are priced well below most of the competition. Although I’ve never seen any reference to these products in the magazine, I’d like to know if you have any feedback from people who have used them. The advertised price/quality point seems somehow to good to be true. I would very much appreciate some reliable information on this company and its products.

I asked our resident scanning expert, Peter Kotsinadelis, if he’d respond to your question and here’s what he came up with.

“ Yes I have heard of Pacific Imaging but they only make 35mm film scanners. This gentleman is talking about up to 4x5 and that would require a flatbed which is a product that Pacific Imaging does not make. I validated this by checking their on-line product catalog.

From: Scott Farris Photography
Custom Color
Perth, Western Australia
skaris1@hotmail.com
We have a Kodak Pegasus Digital printer and an Agfa Dlab 2 and we would like to create our own profiles. Could you please advise us on the best devices we could purchase that would enable us to achieve this. If you could please respond ASAP it would be most appreciated.

I sent a copy of your email to our pals at Kodak Professional, here in the States. Even though they could let Kodak Australia handle the question, they are going to contact you directly with the appropriate information. Stay tuned.
We would like to correct a typo that occurred in the April issue, in the Bob Rose article about the HP Photosmart 7550 printer (page 53). We inadvertently called it the HP Colorsmart 7550 in the last sentence of the article

From: Jeff Dye
JBDYEPHOTO@aol.com
This question might be of interest to your readers. I participate in a critique type of photo website. There are numerous categories in which photos can be posted (nature, travel, architecture and so on). A few people take candid street photos of strangers in which that person has been isolated from the rest of the street scene. These photos are then posted for comment, very likely without a model release, and often invite derogatory comments if the person is doing something unusual or has an odd expression on their face. I cautioned a photographer that beyond being disrespectful that should the subject by some small chance find out about the photo being posted on a web site they were inviting liability. The respect part of the problem was not in this person’s vocabulary and he replied that as yet there was no law governing posting an individual’s photo on the Internet, whether it was ridiculed or not. I would appreciate some clarification on this matter at your convenience.

Your advice is sound. Nobody, with the possible exception of celebrities, can be held up to public ridicule without consequences. The situation you describe seems to be inviting disaster for the web hosters and for the owners of the web site. It is an incredibly small world these days, so the chances of someone seeing their photograph posted are pretty high. For more information I would suggest a visit to the ASMP web site (www.asmp.org), which deals in depth with such issues.