Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeff S <4season@boulder.net> wrote (edited): > Just as I was thinking that USB scanners + Macintosh = > Trouble, along comes the Epson Perfection 1640SU SCSI/USB > flatbed scanner, and it works like a charm, and it's fast > too. For a bit more money, you can get it with a > transparency adaptor which handles MF and 4x5 (I haven't > tried this). I got one of these, with the transparency unit, for Xmas. So far I've used it mainly for scanning MF film. It does a good job. No film terms so you're on your own with color correction and such. The color positive scans I've made have been a little magenta heavy but this is easy to dial out. Haven't tried color neg film yet. Best results so far have been with 120 XP2 Super. That upcoming Nikon multi-format scanner looks pretty tempting, and at a very reasonable price too compared with the recent multi-format Sprintscan. It's gonna be a big technology year for me...new computer, upgraded audio recording/editing setup, broadband (finally!) Internet access, possibly another new film scanner. I'll have to start using my IIIf more to keep myself grounded. :-) - -Dave-