[Leica] M240 as Scanner

[Tina Manley]

Negatives are all mounted individually in slide mounts.  Very easy to load
into bulk loader and to file by subject and location.

Tina

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 1:03 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:

> I assume, therefore, that your negatives are cut in strips of.... 4,5,6 or
> so?  Not full rolls?
>
> The "attachments" for the LS5000 are the same as those for the LS4000.
> The 5000 is USB based.
> The 4000 is Firewire 4000 based.
> There are lots more technical differences, but this is the main reason you
> want to continue with the same model you have.  NO messing around with new
> interface cards/protocols, glitches, etc.  Remember, this is a business
> decision.  The faster you get the scans done, the faster you get $$$
> rolling
> in.
>
> Filmstrip holder also on Ebay... $150.  Might want to try one of those
> first.....
>
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
> Thanks, Frank.  That is probably the most common-sense way to go.  I'm
> going
> to continue to try to work on my Nikon scanner or get someone else to fix
> it.  Unfortunately, Nikon no longer supports the scanner and does not have
> parts.  I've been making do with the flimsy aluminum guides in the bulk
> loader but have been able to bend them enough to work until the scanner
> started acting up.  Now it won't scan at all.  Time to take it apart, I
> think, and buy a new one if it is unfix-able.
>
> Tina
>
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> >
> > 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?
> >
>
>
>
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