Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > Francesco Sanfilippo, Five Senses Productions webmaster@5senses.com http://www.5senses.com/