Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm still happy with my Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II (a 2820 dpi film scanner), which has been superceded by models III and IV. They represent good value in scanners, costing in the low hundreds of dollars. Even the higher end Minolta 5400 still only costs a bit over $1,000 in Canadian dollars. I would expect any of these scanners to be significantly superiour to flat bed scanners with film adaptors, at least for 35mm film. And my printer is an Epson 1270 (can print up to 13" wide), also a few years old. It should last another few if I'm lucky. Not state of the art, but they produce very nice results. They make it very difficult for me to work in traditional darkrooms anymore, without the need to spend "$12,000 every six months to upgrade my scanner and printer just to stay current". - -dan c. At 07:32 PM 25-02-04 -0500, Marc James Small wrote: >At 03:56 AM 2/25/04 -0500, Dan C wrote: >>Just think of what the results will be when you use a better scanner and >>printer. >> > >Thanks, Dan, for a most thoughtful post. The truth is that I am astonished >at the results I am getting from an inexpensive scanner and mid-range >printer. I do not want to find myself so committed to digital that I have >to spent $12,000 every six months to upgrade my scanner and printer just to >stay current. I have normally been satisfied with the purchase of used >Leica lenses, and I will probably continue to buy technology from the last >generation. Darkrrom technology pretty much settled out before the Second >World War, and the advances after that were incremental, as in the change >from normal enlarging lenses to APO models. Once digital reaches a similar >position of stability, if it does during my lifetime, I will be more >interested in purchasing new and top-of-the-line gear. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html