Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Craig. Looks like this will be a must buy after another few weddings have got me caught up with what I've bought already. Michael At 01:15 PM 7/24/00 -0400, you wrote: >"The e50 that I'm looking at here online is a flatbed scanner, does it have >an adapter that is sold separately or is it naturally a dual method model >with a film port somewhere I'm not reading about or seeing in the product >shot?" - Michael > > >Yeah, it IS confusing. > >The e50 has a built-in "transparency module". Here's Agfa's description: >"The SnapScan e50 provides 42-bit color depth at a resolution of 1200 x 2400 >dpi. A "lightplate" built into the scanner cover uses a special >light-diffusion process for scanning 35mm transparencies. AGFA includes >slide holder for 35mm strips, and framed holders for easy handling and >positioning. > >One of my colleagues was with Agfa for 17 years and says the SnapScan e50 is >one of the hottest products they've ever made. The e50 was not originally >designed to scan chromes, he says, but one of the engineers playing around >with it found that it did a fantastic job doing so and redesigned the >machine to facilitate transparancies easily. Supposedly, when word got >around of its abilities, Agfa literally could not make the little scanners >fast enough. > >Keep in mind that my buddy was the company's sales manager (!). It IS a >great device, however...especially for the money. > > >Corpus Delecti, > >Craig >Boston > >