Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanner
From: N S Ng <nsnga@pacific.net.sg>
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 13:34:47 +0900

Eric Welch wrote:
> 
> At 05:23 PM 7/2/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >That would be ERIC!  I was about to ask the same thing.......
> >where is this great Canon film scanner that beats the LS-2000
> >and for only $700, Eric???
> 
> Canon has had it for some time, I'm told. And the camera group just got
> their hands on it recently where it will be marketed. Keep your eyes open
> for ads. Or check their web site. That's what I'm going to do.
> 
> And I wouldn't say it beats the SuperCoolScan 2000 (the one with built-in
> scratch and dust filters), but it has the same optical resolution - 2700.
> More than the $8,000 Kodak scanner I use at work! :-)
> 
> And the Contrast range (?) is supposed to be 3.1 or 3.3 I believe. Whatever
> that means. And 32 bit color, I think.
> --
> 
> Eric Welch
> St. Joseph, MO
> http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
> 
> Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off now

The Canon scanner you are referring is probably the 2700F. It was
released in Europe and Asia first and much later in the US. I have read
several reviews as well as contacted an individual who has this scanner.
It is a fine scanner, comparable to the LS 1000 in some features. But it
was reported that for scanning slides, there is still some 'noise' in
dark or shadow areas.

I am eyeing the LS 2000 as it is reported it has a greater dynamic range
than the LS 1000.

Regards,
N.S. Ng