Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phil, Another vote for the Nikon Coolscan V ED, it does the job well, but a little slowly. Use Nikon Scan or Vuescan (if you are using 64 bit Windows) Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 5:56 PM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: > Phil, > > If you are thinking of scanning a lot of negatives or slides, it will > probably work out cheaper in the long run if you get yourself a scanner. > > I think most people here on the list will agree that a Nikon Coolscan is > probably the best value for money (I have a V ED that scans single slides > or > strips of negatives with an adapter). The Nikon scanning software seems > quite adequate too (I scan directly to Adobe Lightroom for processing and > generally only use Nikon's standard scan settings), although other people > swear by other brands of scanning software. > > If you need scanning services, take a look in the ads in UK photographic > mags - there are literally hundreds of places that will do it for you - the > professional labs are, however, pretty expensive. > > Best wishes from an exiled Yorkshireman in Germany > > Douglas > > > Philip Price wrote: > >> Great Photo`s what was it W.C.Fields said about working with children, and >> animals ! I particularly liked the black and white image, I use an M6 >> mainly >> black and white. Would love to show you some of my photo`s from my side of >> the pond (UK ) Can any body give me some advice on the best way to do >> this ? >> Do I take the negs, have them scanned to a CD ? >> Any advice from fellow Leica film camera users would be greatly >> appreciated. >> >> Phil >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 6:48:17 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Don't point that thing at me! >> >> Anika's quite into photography herself: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/grandkids/IMG_8755.jpg.html >> >> and she likes chimping: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/grandkids/IMG_8763.jpg.html >> >> while her brother Soren is more into cake: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/grandkids/IMG_8739.jpg.html >> >> >> >> >> At 10:35 PM -0700 8/3/09, Peter Klein wrote: >> >> >>> She's probably thinking, "Is that alligator gonna bite me?" >>> --Peter >>> >>> Henning Wulff wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Son got a new lens - granddaughter doesn't approve his use of it: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/grandkids/IMG_8771.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >