[Leica] M240 as Scanner

[Mark Rabiner]

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
> 
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> Mark Rabiner
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> 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
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