Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think if I was the original poster of this question, I would be a little scared off by now! There have been some great systems listed here (wish I had one of them...), BUT, by perhaps adding some more RAM and having plenty of disk space to store those image files, Hans-Peter can probably get by okay using PS5.5 It may be a little slow, it won't wizz through scanning and files like some of the systems described, but it will get you there okay if you have a little patience ;-) Especially if he isn't working on dozens of scans or image files a day. Then, as he goes, he can upgrade, or save up for that lightening speed new system - by then he will have learnt the ins and outs of PS - it can be a steep learning curve (remember learning to print good B&W in the darkroom?). It's a bit like our responses often get to the question "I just got my first M6 - what now?" We fire off - get a Noctilux, or a 75mm Summilux or that 35mm 1.4 Asph; when just getting a 35 Sumicron may be all they need right now Tim A (who still gets by with his frustratingly slow PC (by this months standards anyway), M6, Summicrons and Elmarits - one day I'll get that 35 Asph, when I stop wasting my money on film and printing paper). PS - one of the best PS books - Real World Photoshop by Fraser & Blatner - especially if you are doing digital printing