Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikon LS-2000 scanner
From: Thomas Kachadurian <kach@freeway.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 22:26:57 -0500

In the USA silverfast is $300, and worth every penny.

Tom

At 12:55 PM +0000 3/17/99, James Klebau wrote:
>Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>
>> ........... I have concluded that I
>> *nned* the Nikon LS-2000 scanner. I can buy it in Amsterdam at a good
>> price, and I have a choice of getting it with or without the Silverfast
>> software. The price difference is about 700 NLG, or about $350. My
>> question to LUGgers who have this scanner: is the software worth the
>> additional cost? If I opt to buy the scanner without the software, what
>> am I missing out on?
>>
>> Nathan
>>
>
>I think Silverfast is well worth the money. It does everything the nikon
>software does, only much, much better and easier.  And it does a lot that
>the nikon software does not do, including very sophisticated unsharp mask,
>color replacement and more. In the USA Silverfast costs over $500.
>
>Jim Klebau

Thomas Kachadurian
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