Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are terrific scanners - and I believe that they're selling new for a bit under $1200... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Austin Franklin Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 12:03 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Martin's choice > C) Get a film scanner. I pretty much am never going to make digital > prints -- I use my Leica's and Bessa's for that. I prefer shooting > with them (small, useful, lots of lenses, accessories, etc). So, I > was thinking that maybe I should just shoot film and get a reasonably > decent scanner instead. All the advantages of doing my own > development, along with not having to buy a new camera outfit. But > what about cost? I'd not want to spend much more than about $800 on a > scanner (since it'd have the same lifetime disadvantages as a > point-and-shoot digital). Can you get decent quality for that? > > Any thoughts? What did *you* do? A, B, or C? > ............. Yes. Get a Polaroid SprintScan+. There are other scanners out there that are comparable made by Nikon, but the LED light source in them makes me not recommend them. You can probably get a hell of a deal on one these days, and it's an exceptional scanner. Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html