Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On the other kind here on the lug other than a Hasselblad scanner non Nikon scanners are simply ever mentioned. You'd think they didn't exist. You'd think that all scanners other than $40,000 dollar Hasselblad stopped existing . On 9/1/15 5:41 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote: > I have not seen anyone say that they out-do the Nikon D8000/9000 or Minolta > Multi Scan-Pro of over a decade ago..... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.fr at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Mark Rabiner > Sent: Tuesday, 1 September 2015 11:37 p.m. > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] M240 as Scanner > > As other options go a quick glance at the B&H site which I'm sure reflects > a > dozen other camera stores they are selling 26 different scanners from a > bunch of different companies. I don't know why on the LUG we seem to be in > the mindset that the only viable scanners should be Nikons made several > digital ages ago as if they are relic gems that no one will ever be able to > match or surpass. Is there any basis for that assumption we can spell out? > The Nikons were made in the infancy of digital technology. I'm sure the can > be beat with today's technology and know how. > These are not toy companies folks. > > Plustek OpticFilm 120 Film Scanner $1,849.99 (5300dpi) > Braun MULTIMAG SlideScan 6000 $1,795.00 (5000 dpi) > Pacific Image PF120 Pro Multi-Format Film Scanner (3200dpi) Color Depth: > 48-bit $1,399.99 > > > On 9/1/15 11:51 AM, "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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 > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/