Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:26 PM 12/1/97 -0800, you wrote: >> Hello all > >This is a first post so a small intro, (didn't get around to that roll >call!) my name is Sean Murphy-live in Vancouver Washington. Third owner >of a beautiful IIIc kit (lenses filters cool accessories all from the >same period - that's a story for later). We had our first baby this year >so I got a Minilux. Its all the new Leica I could afford; as I was >spoiled by that Leica glass, and the IIIc is to slow to catch a 10 month >old in action! The the IIIc and the Minilux both have Summarit formulas >(1.5/50 and 2.4/40) and its almost the same form factor. Best of all my >wife can shoot with it too! > >I work as Director of Technology at a Pre Press systems integrator based >in Portland Oregon, which has over the years, given me access to the >best scanners, ink jet, dye sub, imagesetters, digital cameras, software >etc... I've scanned Kodachrome 25 from my IIc on 8000+ dpi scanners for >instance. I thought I would mention a few thing here and if any are >interested, I''ll keep posting on the subject. After all it is a Leica >not a digital imaging list! > >... > >I could go on but I won't unlees there is more interest, this all >confirms that it would take about a $25-35K dollar scanner at today's >technology to really match what a Leica can capture in terms of >resolution and fidelity. >A the pace of imaging tech it will be about 4 - 5 years before that >comes down to Leica pricing! > >Thanks for tech tolerance! > >Sean > Sean, Many, may, many thanks for the post. I'm not involved completely, yet, so much of what I posted is what I read. Your posts on this subject will be very very welcome. Thanks, Jim