Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's what I wanted to know, thanks. Guess metadata isn't quite THAT necessary;-) Jim Sent from my iPhone On May 2, 2010, at 7:22 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > It does not work with XP or Vista; Win 98 or 2000 only. There may be > ways to work around that, but I don't know enough about computers to > tell you. I keep a laptop with Win 98 loaded on it to work with old > software. I guess that eventually there will be some problem there > too, but hopefully when that happens some clever person will be able > to assist. > > The version of photo Secretary, the program that comes with the AC-2WE > for the F100 has one odd quirk - unless you also have the MF26 data > back and use custom function 18, the camera does not mark the films > with an ID number, so you cannot match the data to the film unless you > do that manually. So for the AC-2WE to be very useful you also need > the MF26. > > These accessories tend to be expensive; there was an after market copy > of the AC-2WE that was cheaper but it isn't made anymore. For the > price of the data back and the software I am sure you could buy > another F100, maybe 2. > > Whether that's worth it depends on how important the metadata is to > you. > > Marty > > > On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 12:04 AM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> I recently got a good used F100 for a song (if you're into film >> prices now >> are a dream). Wondered if it's worth it to get this software and >> the cable >> you need to use it. Will it work with XP or Vista? Any advice >> appreciated. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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