Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/20

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Subject: RE: [Leica] scanner
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 15:19:16 -0400

JB - Are they supplying that software in the US now as well as in Europe, or
just on machines sold in Europe?

B. D.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of John
> Brownlow
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 1:34 PM
> To: LUG
> Subject: Re: [Leica] scanner
>
>
> on 20/9/00 12:56 pm, Pascal at cyberdog@attglobal.net wrote:
>
> > Yes, the Polaroid SprintScan 4000 can be run on a Mac. But I
> believe that
> > the problem is that the software which is supplied with the
> Polaroid is of
> > lesser quality for Mac than for Windows (or so I read somewhere
> in MacUser
> > UK).
> >
> > Pascal
>
> The sprintscan is now bundled with Silverfast and Silverfast HDR,
> which are
> both top-quality high end scanning apps and run identically under Mac and
> Windoze, so the software issue is now really a non-issue.
>
> I run the Sprintscan 4000 user's group mailing list, which you
> can check out
> at:
>
>     http://www.topica.com/lists/ss4000/read
>
> I'm very happy indeed with this machine. The extra dpi over the LS 2000
> makes a lot of difference IMO and again IMO your leica lenses deserve it!
> If you're interested in making prints bigger than 11x14 I don't think it
> really has competition at the moment, though the Nikon LS3000
> (4000 dpi) may
> well change that when it finally arrives.
> --
> Johnny Deadman
>
> http://www.pinkheadedbug.com
>
>
>