Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with Tina about the better scanners are the Nikon but they are very expensive and now and discontinued, I think Plustek is a good option Here there are several links to get some information: http://www.filmscanner.info/en/FilmscannerTestberichte.html http://www.lifeindigitalfilm.com/category/scanning This one looks fine, but more expensive https://reflecta.de/en/products/detail/~id.425/reflecta-MidformatScan- MF5000--from-june-2011-available.html cheers Lluis El 08/01/2012, a las 22:01, CB escribi?: > Lluis, > > Thanks for your reply!!! I heard that was a nice scanner! > > Curtis > > From: Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2012 1:34 PM > Subject: [Leica] To CB - SCANNERS > > > Hi Curtis, > > Please look at your e-mails, here is my answer the 7th January, I > hope this helps > > Lluis > > > Inicio del mensaje reenviado: > >> De: Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> >> Fecha: 7 de enero de 2012 22:29:19 GMT+01:00 >> Para: CB <curtisbliss at yahoo.com> >> Asunto: Re: [Leica] To Tina (Silverfast question) >> >> Hi Curtis, >> >> I've purchased the Plustek 7600 SE, as I've said to Tina, I'm still >> beginning with it, but I think it will do a good work for me. >> >> Saludos >> Lluis >> >> >> El 05/01/2012, a las 18:54, CB escribi?: >> >>> Lluis, >>> >>> Which plustek scanner model did you buy? Are you satisfied with >>> the results? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Curtis >>> >>> ----- Forwarded Message ----- >>> From: Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2012 7:51 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] To Tina (Silverfast question) >>> >>> Thank you Tina, yes this really helps >>> >>> Saludos >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> El 05/01/2012, a las 14:11, Tina Manley escribi?: >>> >>>> Hi, Luis - >>>> >>>> I use the 32 bit HDR but I scan in color, even for B&W. That >>>> gives you a >>>> raw file which you can then adjust in LR or PS. I prefer to do >>>> all of my >>>> adjustments in LR or PS where you have more control than with the >>>> scanning >>>> software. By scanning in 32 bit HDR you get every bit of the >>>> information >>>> available in the negative so you use it just like a Raw digital >>>> file. >>>> It's true that you get a negative instead of positive, but there >>>> are LR >>>> templates that will reserve the curve and give you a positive. >>>> >>>> Hope this helps! >>>> >>>> Tina >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 7:15 AM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at >>>> gmail.com >>>> >wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Tina, >>>>> >>>>> I know you are expert with the Silverfast, I've bought recently >>>>> a Plustek >>>>> film scanner with Silverfast SE, it offers different forms to >>>>> scan B&W >>>>> negatives: >>>>> >>>>> a) 16->8 bit Gray scale >>>>> >>>>> b) 16 bit HDR Gray Escale >>>>> >>>>> c) 32 bit HDRi Gray Scale >>>>> >>>>> The first one allow manual adjustments on curves, >>>>> histogramm...etc..., >>>>> I've sate that without any mask of focus the better result is >>>>> obtained. The >>>>> b and c don't allow any manual adjustments but IMO they produce >>>>> finest >>>>> quality, the c makes really big files if you save it in Tiff, >>>>> about 100 >>>>> MB!, IMO the b is a good option. What I'm surprised is that b >>>>> and c scann >>>>> an image in negative and after I shall invert it in PS and do the >>>>> adjustments. >>>>> >>>>> Please let me know your 5 cents about the best system and if my >>>>> workflow >>>>> is correct... >>>>> >>>>> Thank you very much in advance! >>>>> >>>>> Saludos >>>>> Lluis >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See >>>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>>> >>>>> >for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information