Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Charlie for the information, Cheers Lluis El 05/06/2010, a las 20:00, Charlie Chan escribi?: > Lluis, > > I had my Minolta Scan Elite 5400 serviced by the UK distributor/ > service agent (Johnsons Photopia) 3 years ago - no problem. > > Charlie Chan > Cheltenham, UK > > topoxforddoc at btinternet.com > www.cancer-surgeon.co.uk > www.charlie-chan.co.uk > > > > On 5 Jun 2010, at 18:42, Lluis Ripoll Querol wrote: > >> Since Nikon and Minolta has stopped to produce Scanners, purchase >> one of these on our days could be a mistake IMHO, probably no more >> spare parts and not updates for the new operating systems on >> computers. I think if I decide to buy a new scanner today it would >> be an Epson V700, probably less perfect for film than the >> mentioned, but I never obtained a scanned slide with really >> comparable quality to the projected image, neither with a >> traditionnal wet print on B&W. >> >> Saludos >> Lluis >> >> >> >> El 05/06/2010, a las 3:13, Tina Manley escribi?: >> >>> I really think they have stopped developing scanners. Nobody >>> shoots film >>> any more. The Nikon scanners are still the latest and greatest, >>> as far as >>> film scanners go. Some people will tell you that you can use a >>> slide >>> duplicator and a DSLR to copy the slides and end up with a very >>> good scan. >>> Not true. It doesn't even begin to have the same amount of >>> information as >>> a scan from a dedicated film scanner. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> >>> >>> I love my nikon scanner but time passes on and its real real old >>> digitally >>> >>>> speaking. The other guys I'm sure have come up with something. >>>> >>>> [Rabs] >>>> Mark William Rabiner >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> Tina Manley, ASMP >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information