[Leica] The final gasp of MF film?

[richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)]

You just say that because like me, you are an enabler. :-P


On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Robert Y Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I've had both the 9000 and Flextite. The dMax on the Flex is significantly
> greater do the shadow detail extracted is FAR more than the 9000. Also the
> Flex holds the film flatter and does not require anti-Newtonian glass
> between the film and scanning elements therefore visibly sharper scans.
> Worthwhile upgrade IMO.
> YMMV,
> Bob
>
> Bob Adler
> www.rgaphoto.com
> Sirisly
>
> On Feb 15, 2012, at 12:33 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> wrote:
>
> > True, the price have held up since the BIG DROP a few years ago.
> >
> > I have an LS-9000 so I am all set for scanning. Occasionally people are
> > selling their Flextight low end models (one with firewire, not SCSI) for
> > ~$3K and I am sort of tempted, but the LS-900 delivers...
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:21 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I have thought that Hasselblad V (other than the SWC/M series) is quite
> >> cheap, my scanning (and the cost of film in NZ) has put me off though
> ;-)
> >>
> >> john
> >> ________________________________________
> >>
> >>
> >> Don't think it's the final gasp of MF film, but I do think that (judging
> >> from the prices I've seen) the equipment isn't exactly being dumped at
> >> fire sale rates, either.  My guess is that the owners want the money,
> for
> >> whatever reason (whether to invest in digital, pay their taxes, or spend
> >> at the casino).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm noticing a lot of Mamiya 6 and &/7II have been come onto the market
> in
> >> the last few weeks. Usually there's one or two being advertised about
> once
> >> every month, but now it seems that one every few days.
> >>
> >> My guess is that the lure of the digital and the improvement in quality
> is
> >> finally convincing people to let them go...
> >>
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> >
> >
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