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Subject: [Leica] Is the best digital Leica a Nikon 9000 plus any M of yourchoice?
From: dennis.leicam6 at gmail.com (Dennis Kushner)
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:53:44 -0400
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FWIW, Nikon isn't supporting 64 bit computers with their scanners.
Dennis

On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> 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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