Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Austin Now he tells me! A local photographer offered me a Leafscan with everything, traded even for a 3.5F Rollei, but my computer (and I) were not good enough to handle it. Jerry Austin Franklin wrote: > Hi Eric, > > > Anyway - I have grown accustomed to the digital scan thing (been using a > > LS-4000 for a few years now) and find myself soon to be in need > > of a scanner > > capable of 6x6 negs. > > > > My off topic question: What MF scanners have LUG'ers been happy with? Has > > flatbed come of age to rival 2000-4000 DPI film scanners? Like to keep it > > under $1500 or so.. > > I use a Leafscan 45. It's an older scanner, but gives equal to, if not > better, results than all but the top of the line Imacon. It was the best > CCD scanner you could buy up until the latest crop of CCD scanners. It can > scan 35mm at 5080, and 120/220 at 2540. It'll scan anything up to 4x5 as it > can use standard Besler film holders. You can typically get a mint one for > between $1500 and $2000. The software, though old, is complete and gives > you everything you need to get exceptional scans. The ONLY downside is it's > a three pass scanner for color, so it takes a while to scan color, but for > B&W, it scans using a single ND filter and is as fast as any modern scanner, > and IMO, gives superior B&W results. > > Here is a picture from Menemsha that was taken with a Hasselblad and scanned > on the Leaf: > > http://www.darkroom.com/Images/Mv03bCropw.jpg > > and in Oak Blufs, again, Hasselblad (110/2): > > http://www.darkroom.com/Images/LABOWL02w.jpg > > And to keep this on topic, at 5080 for 35mm, it scans Leica negatives better > than anything ;-) > > Regards, > > Austin > > -- > 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