Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/31

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Subject: [Leica] RE: RE: [Fwd: scanner]
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 23:27:05 -0700
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020531162645.0460de50@pop.alink.net>

I usually speak in terms of transparencies.

And, you are the only person I know who has a Leafscan. I wouldn't exactly 
call that a consumer scanner.

Jim


At 11:09 PM 5/31/2002 -0400, Austin Franklin wrote:
>Jim,
>
>Much to my surprise, you're absolutely wrong!  If you are talking negative
>film, there is not one commercial film scanner that can not get every last
>ounce of detail out of the negative.  If you are talking slide film, then
>any newer decent scanner can get it.
>
>I'll bet anyone here $1000 that they can't give me a negative (normal film
>that is) I can't scan with my Leafscan 45 and get as much or more out of it
>than they can with chemical printing.  Just have your money ready ;-)
>
>Fact is, I have taken quite a few people's film and scanned it for them and
>given them FAR better tonal range and tonality using my scanner and Piezo
>printing than they were ever able to get in the darkroom.  And these were
>very experienced people in the darkroom.
>
>Regards,
>
>Austin

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