Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a group populated with as diverse a bunch of nutcases as you could wish to find anywhere. It's very loosely moderated and this leads us to wander all over the place. You therefore have to suffer all sorts of stuff that has nothing to do with reality let alone Leicas. However, I have yet to see a posting with a question about technique, cameras, developer, lenses etc. that didn't get at least ten helplful replies. Stick with it. - -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Souder [mailto:ksouder4@comcast.net] Sent: 08 August 2002 15:21 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] I need an improved film negative/slide scanner... Hello All, Being a new M6 owner and just joining this group I find it interesting that folks chat about things not related in any way to Leica. Is there another forum that would cover flatbed scanners and digital hardware and software that this person could bring this type of topic up? Please give some feedback to me because if digital cameras, scanners and software are topics discussed in this forum I will look for another Leica group or just hang it up with these type of groups all together Regards, Kevin. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert Wang" <leica_phile@hotmail.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 9:54 AM Subject: [Leica] I need an improved film negative/slide scanner... > Hi folks, > > I got a Canoscan D600U flatbed scanner a few weeks ago for dirt cheap and > it's great for making scans off prints but for slide scanning I haven't > gotten any reasonable results yet. I tried out two slides- one shot on > Ektachrome and the other on Provia and both slides turned out alright for > web display but not for my upcoming pdf book I'm working on. Therefore, it > is a disappointing bargain so far. The question is: > > 1) Do flatbad scanners scan negatives better than slides? I have no clue > about this one. > > 2) I would probably want to invest in a $600 or less dedicated film scanner. > Which would you recommend? A Nikon Coolscan, Epson 2450, or a Polaroid > sprintscan or a higher end Canoscan film scanner? > > 3) Any advice on dust and scratches removal software? Does this option (e.g. > digital ICE) exist with the packaged scanner or is it separate? > > Granted, digital imaging isn't easy for a newcomer. And investing into it is > probably worth it esp. when I will be interested in doing more and more > archival prints later on. > > sincerely, Alfie > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, an official confirmation of any transaction, or as an official statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All information is subject to change without notice. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html