Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have both digital and medium format film. I scan using a Nikon coolscan 8000something. There is no doubt from my experience that digital comfortably outperforms 35mm film in all the ways important to me. Scanned 6x7 negatives are not as much better than digital as I had been lead to expect and are a royal pita to do. Frank On 12 Dec, 2006, at 16:50, Walt Johnson wrote: > Larry > > Keep your b&w negs clean and you'll do fine sans Digital Ice. The > best Coolscan results I've seen come from scanning transparencies > and someone just posted a note about Fujichrome 50 which is > tantalizing to say the least. Once you get a good master scan > digital imagery comes into it's own. To me, the repeatability is > what makes this technology so appealing. We can take a $300 > camera, a $5.00 roll of film and easily outdo a $5000 M8ful. There > has, however, been a recent rumor about Leica introducing an > improved model called the Ma Huit sans couleur. It is a monochrome > only edition some will refer to as the /*Henri Particuleur*/. The > the black version will sell for $11,500 which includes an > additional roll of electrician's tape. > > Bonne chance > > Walt > > p.s. all kidding aside the Coolscan is a very good machine. To me > it represents the best of both persuations, digital and film. > > > SonC@aol.com wrote: > >> In a message dated 12/12/2006 7:28:45 A.M. Central Standard Time, >> larry.k@rcn.com writes: >> >> I think I will just buy that Nikon Coolscan. Will my results be a >> lot better or will dust and hair ruin my life? >> >> You might want to consider the several choices of C41 BW films if >> you choose to scan your own. Digital Ice (dust and scratch >> remover) sees the silver in Tri X as dirt, and tries to get rid >> of it. If you scan with Digi Ice turne >> d off, you'll probably be spotting a good bit. >> >> >> Regards, Sonny >> http://www.sonc.com >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane >> ?galit?, libert?, crawfish >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information