Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Every time I research new scanners, the reviews are so terrible, I give up. And none of them will do bulk loading and scanning, which I need. Tina On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 5:36 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > 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 > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html