Recent content by exmpa

We have a fairly good idea of the based upon observation and evidence of side bar returns (change in pitch due to edge illumination). The interesting thing is that if the 10 ring inwards is removed; cut out or shot away; the sight response seems only slightly degraded. The Inner 10 ring pitch is...

I have a rather special problem. I coach a blind rifle shooter and part of the special equipment used is an acoustic sight which is in effect a light meter that produces an audio tone that rises in pitch the more light it detects. The targets used are white in the centre, shading to black at the...

To everyone who answered, on thread and by PM, thank you. The problem is now solved. Some modification to standard shooting equipment along with the judicious application of adhesive velcro has achieved desired result! Thanks exmpa

Thank you, I shall bear you in mind. exmpa

Not sure whether this should be in "Equipment" or not, but it seems so basic that maybe it belongs here. Years ago I bought a clip on accessory tray from Jessops. It was about 15cm square and had a sturdy spring clip for attaching it to the top extension of the tripod. I now require another but...

Thanks for the advice in the above posts. I have scanned some of my earlier attempts again, with better results. As suggested the rest is down to fiddling and experimentation in PS. Thanks exmpa

Joxby, Thanks for that advice, I shall give it a try. The reason I am using Vuescan is that Silverfast appears to have an number of recurrent problems when used with the Plustek machines. I read a number of user reviews that alluded to this and the seller of my machine confirmed that he had...

I have just acquired a Plustek 7200i film scanner and made a start on scanning my slide collection going back some 40 years. The results when scanning Kodachrome slides are satisfactory but the Agfa slides come out rather grainy and the colour reproduction leaves something to be desired. I am...