Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes Richard, I think so, but if I was - fortunately - on a darkroom, I think I will not use scanners. On the other hand, this can demonstrate that the market need a medium good quality range as you mention, and flatbeads as V700 or film Scanners as Plustek don't satisfy. Saludos Lluis El 22/11/2010, a las 3:13, Richard Man escribi?: > I know everytime I mention how much I enjoy darkroom, people who > mention > toxicity, how much their inkjet prints are better, and Ed Weston black > fingernails etc., but there seems to be a resurgent of interest in > darkroom > stuff. Versalab.com claims their sales of the washers are up. In the > last > few months, I have sold > > - LS-8000 scanner (bought an LS-9000) > - Darkroom contrast masking kit > - tons of darkroom print paper > - a 11x14 washer (got a 16x20") > - a 20x24" easel (doing contact print) > > They all go in a matter of days. > > re: scanners, I think the high low end, e.g. the LS-5000, Scan Elite > II etc. > are going up in prices, to somewhat ridiculous levels if you ask me. > Whereas > the high but south of Imacon ends are dropping in prices a bit. I > think the > best bargain right now are the LS-8000 and LS-9000 if you scan medium > format. > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Chris Williams <zoeica at mac.com> > wrote: > >> One thing I never expected from digital was the rising cost of used >> film >> scanners! >> >> >> >> Chris Williams >> www.zoeicaimages.net >> www.rebirthworkshops.com >> 504-231-6261 >> >> > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information