Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can add a few data points, maybe. I use the old Nikon Coolscan III (LS-30). For Kodachromes, it totally sucks. Anything too dense, it sucks. But for correctly exposed color negs, it's pretty good, and like the fellow who compared Nikons to condenser enlargers, I get a very nice gray scale out of it with snappy contrast. (Always preferred cold light enlargers, though. :-) This makes me think you can get far better results with a modest scanner by using color neg (or soft b&w), and not be so hung up on dmax as a primary concern. You can create any look you want, it seems, with software. You are also freed from the torture of having to make your scan look exactly like your slide! Yes, my Nikon has lousy depth of field, too. Try placing the focus point about 3/4 of the way across the long dimension. That usually doesn't really help. So, use thin films, and dry them slowly. Hamrick for President, Carl - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html