[Leica] M240 as Scanner

[red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone)]

As I see it,,,,
The Nikon Scanner (LS5000) automatically loads the new slide/negative,
autofocuses, and scans without attendance, and does this several ( up to 36
or more, if you had full rolls of negatives) times while you are busy doing
other things.
The Beseler setup, with the M240, requires all of this to be done manually.

The Beseler results may be good, better, or superb.  But it is the time that
makes the difference....

You have scanned thousands of slides/transparencies.  You (presumably) have
thousands more to scan.
You are satisfied with the results of the LS5000 when it worked.
You scan your slides to produce income.  It is a business.  I look at it as
a business decision.

Find someone to fix or buy a new (used) LS5000 if you feel your time is
worth the difference..... there are 8 on EBay right now.  Price would be
around $1500.

My $0.02.

Frank Filippone
Red735i at verizon.net


-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On 
Behalf
Of Tina Manley
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 8:51 AM
To: lug; paw; seephoto; MUGers at yahoogroups.com; Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: [Leica] M240 as Scanner

PESO:

My Nikon LS5000 is still broken and I haven't been able to get my Imacon to
work yet.  I have several thousand more negatives to scan.  This morning I
tried using the Fuji X-Pro 1 and a macro lens with my Beseler Slide
Duplicator but I couldn't get the autofocus to work at all.  So I got out my
M240 and used it with the 100 Macro lens and the EVF.  It's very difficult
for me to focus manually but that seems to be the only choice right now!

http://www.pbase.com/image/161174100

What do you think?  Worth working with or not?

Tina

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Tina Manley
www.tinamanley.com
tina-manley.artistwebsites.com

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