Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/01

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Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: RE: RE: [Fwd: scanner]
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 14:03:52 -0400

> This might be of interest to the Leaf 45 wannabe folks on the list...
>
> http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=003do6
>
> Jim

You can also look at the brochure at:

http://www.darkroom.com/Leafscan/Leafscan45Brochure.jpg

as well as:

http://www.darkroom.com/Leafscan/Leafscan35Brochure.jpg

Some "additions" to comments on that page Jim referenced:

Though the scanner driver is "dated", there is nothing you can't do with it.
In fact, I haven't seen such an elegant driver for any other scanner I've
used.  All you should ever need to do in a scanner driver is set the film
format, calibrate, focus, set the setpoints, set the tonal curves...check
them with a histogram...and scan.  The Leaf driver, by far, allows all of
these to be done quickly and easily.  There is, as is true with anything
technical, a learning curve on how to set setpoints and tonal curves.  Other
software has all sorts of bells and whistles...and if you like that stuff,
you can do it in PhotoShop if you like.  I'm not saying I would mind it
being updated, but it's all there...

It does use the Beseler film carriers...which is good, as you can use any of
the odd film size carriers that were made...like Minox...but, Leaf also made
a superb set of rotating film holders, that, IMO, are unsurpassed for film
holders.

There is also a group at Yahoo for the Leafscan if anyone is interested.

Austin

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