Re: [Leica] Re: Slide Scanners

[Francesco Sanfilippo <fls@5senses.com>]

Some people judge equipment subjectively according to ease of use, 
while others judge equipment objectively, according to, yes, NUMBERS.

In the end, when I have to decide between two pieces of equipment
that cost thousands of dollars each, the technical abilities of each item
are what distinguish one from the other.

Francesco




At 08:13 PM 8/5/98 +0100, you wrote:
>Francesco wrote:
>
>>Why is it that all the negative points you raise about the Polaroid
>>35 Plus have nothing to do with image quality?  Who cares where
>>the power button is or if you can turn the darn thing on its side or
>>not?  What about image quality, resolution, density, etc.?
>>When you get back to the subject at hand.....scanning ability.....
>>the Polaroid wins hands down.  I have owned them all....I speak
>>from experience.
>
>Francesco - you should have learnt by now in this Leica group that personal
>taste counts for a lot.
>If you find the Polaroid is for you, fine. That doesn't mean that it's the
>only scanner in town - personally I find the Nikon excellent, but mainly
>because the combination of hardware and software is so good. In the end the
>numbers means very little. It's ease of use and quality of results which
>count.
>
>I've never been interested in lines per mm as a means of evaluating lenses.
>There are many other factors which make up a lens which is capable of
>producing a truly satisfying picture. That's why Leica glass is justly
>famous, and some N**** glass too.
>
>I was looking back on the roll call we did a while ago, and it's
>fascinating what a great mixture of ages, professions and interests we have
>in this group. But it's only a community if we all respect the other guy's
>(or gal's) point of view, even if we don't agree with it. When on occasion
>we've lost sight of that, you've seen the results.
>
>If I were you I'd stick with the Polaroid - it's a great camera.....;-?
>
>Slan
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