Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aaron, I was sold on a Nikon Coolscan V. Went to buy one. They were out of stock. Took a look at a new little Minolta ($300). Out of stock, too, except for a demo unit. The Minolta is 3200 dpi res and 16 bit. The Coolscan V is only 14 bit. Tried out a slide of mine on both demo units. I couldn't see any difference. Granted a computer screen can only reveal so much. But I'm thinking that if I can live with 3200 DPI, the Minolta is a serious contender. I'm postponing any printer pruchase. I decided I'll use my older inkjet for proofs, and look into mini labs for real prints. There are 6 mini-labs with Frontier 370s or 2000 series Noritsu's near where I live. Dry Creek Photo has color profiles available free and a number of labs listed nationally. In theory a person can completely control their output, i.e. do all the color profiling, sharpening, sizing, etc. and tell the lab not to do anything to the file. Just print it as is. Here are the differences I found between Noritsu 2000 series and Frontier 370: Noritsu 2000 series print 400 dpi up to 12x18 inches. Frontier 370r print 300 dpi up to 10x15 inches. Paper makes a big difference. Fuji Crystal Archive is my preference, though I'm looking into a lab that uses Kodak Portra papers, for portrait prints. Some labs accept uploaded files, which they'll print for later pickup. There are other options. Costco can print up to 20x24 on canvas, which I assume they send out. A friend of mine had one printed and it looked fantastic. The cost was one-third what his pro lab charged. Just some options to consider. You can always buy a 2200 anytime in the future. At least until something better comes out. DaveR Aaron Sandler wrote: > >Total Budget: $2200. > _________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee when you click here. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html