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Subject: [Leica] Is the best digital Leica a Nikon 9000 plus any M of yourchoice?
From: jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:43:15 -0500
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The last time I looked, Nikon still had their top of the line scanner, but 
that might be history now. I see no sign of Microtek scanners any more. The 
flat bed scanner are still around, but that might be marginal.

Digital is here to stay, and film...isn't.

Jeffery



On Apr 20, 2010, at 6:19 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:

> I believe that Nikon has discontinued all of its scanners, so if you plan 
> to
> get one.......
> Last time I looked their software would not work with Windows 7 either, 
> with
> no plans for a new version. Naturally you can use other scanning software
> such as VueScan.
> YSMMV
> 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> 
> 
> On 21 April 2010 02:24, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net <
> wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> Vick Ko wrote:
>> 
>>>>> 
>> Is the best digital Leica a Nikon 9000 plus any M of your choice?
>> 
>> I suppose if one rationally compares the M8/M9 features compared to a
>> film M/R, the answer is no.
>> 
>> But $3K for a superb scanner, .....?  Maybe
>> <<<
>> 
>> Film+scanner is not a substitue for M or R digital (and vice versa).
>> 
>> Best for me is the R8 with DMR.  The backup R8/DMR I bought last year was
>> the same $3K as the scanner.
>> 
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>> 
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