Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] scanning LEICA output
From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 18:00:00 -0800

Read my response to Tina's post on the same subject, about the Coolscan
scanners........

At 11:16 AM 2/10/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Having purchased a new graphics oriented computer and begun to explore all
>of the mysteries of Photoshop (a bit scary), I am ready to take the final
>plunge and set up the rest of my digital darkroom.  I have just about
>decided -- for the tenth time -- on an Epson Stylus Photo printer but need
>some advice re scanners.  I have narrowed down to either a Nikon Coolscan
>II or the next model up, which I believe is the Nikon LS-1000 (?).
>Questions: does anyone have experience with these two scanners?  What does
>one get for the considerable difference in price? 
>
>My inclination at this point is to go with the Coolscan II, assuming that
>my incompetence will overwhelm any advantages of the more expensive unit
>for some time to come.  However, if the difference is really substantial, I
>would spring for the LS-1000.  I plan to scan both slides and negatives
>(B&W and color).  Any help would be appreciated.
>
>On another matter, I just returned from a conference in Switzerland and
>found at least two working photographers using only M6s.  One had three
>hanging in various places.  He said that use of Leicas by photjournalists
>was not uncommon in Europe.  In this instance, the fact that flash was
>verboten may explain some of the preference for M6s rather than auto
>everything SLRs.
>
>Steve
> 


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