Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Jim, I was hoping you did not have a large format scanner, and I could get a chance to do a 1:1 scan for you, just to see how this baby performs. It indeed makes smooth scans, I was tempted to go in to work over the weekend and play with it! Sonny Sunday, November 16, 2003, 3:22:46 PM, you wrote: JH> Hi Sonny: JH> That looks like a great scanner! I can't get that good a 35mm scan on JH> my Epson 14x17 so I do them on the Leafscan. JH> Jim - http://www.hemenway.com JH> Sonny Carter wrote: >> Hello Phong, >> >> I would LOVE to see those shots in person, maybe I can someday soon. >> >> In the meantime, Mark was speaking of scanners capable of scanning >> 11x14. >> >> I just got a new Microtek 9800XL with Transparency adapter at work day >> before yesterday. It has a flatbed size of 12x17, and can scan >> transparencies up to 12x16. >> >> That is amazing, but wait! It also can do 35mm slides! right on the >> flatbed! Yes, I was wondering about it too, until today, I dug out a >> slide I have not happily scanned on either my Nikon Coolscan III nor >> on my Minolta Dimage Scan Elite. I thought it was just one of those >> slides that could not be scanned, probably because it was not shot >> with Leica glass. >> >> Look! http://www.sonc.com/jelly.htm >> >> I was using the Scanwizard software, but the machine was delivered >> with a copy of Silverfast AI, so I think I'll load that and give it a >> whirl. >> >> By the way, the machine comes firewire, usb or scsi ready, and even >> has a firewire card and cables with it. Mac and PC. The only glitch >> in a 25 minute from delivery to first scan was I had to download a >> current driver set from Microtek. That took up five minutes. >> >> Otherwise, I am thrilled with the performance of the machine. It is >> speedy and I guess I will get less time to read these days, because >> big scans happen so fast. >> >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http;//www.sonc.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Friday, November 14, 2003, 4:03:58 AM, you wrote: >> >> P> I have seen some of Jim's 11x14 color slides. >> P> Gorgeous images; it's quite interesting to see >> P> film larger than most people's largest prints. >> P> Clearly not taken with a Leica. :-) >> >> P> - Phong >> >> P> Jim Hemenway wrote: >> >>>>Thanks for the compliment Ruben. Those on my main page are 2+ years old. >>>> >>>>I have Leica R8 shots taken at the same time but not yet scanned. >>>> >>>>Newer ones here: >>>>http://www.hemenway.com/11x14/ >>>>http://www.hemenway.com/CharlesRiverProtar590.jpg >>>>http://www.hemenway.com/USS-Salem-Schneider360.jpg >> >> JH> -- JH> To unsubscribe, see JH> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Best regards, Sonny mailto:sonc@sonc.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html