[Leica] Microtek Large Format Scanner

[r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)]

Thanks Sonny.  Some photo!  Wow!  ;-)  But a 
question: was the 9800XL scan done with the 
transparency adapter (i.e., illuminated from 
behind) or as a reflective scan?

>I have the Microtek Scanmaker 9800XL scanner and am extremely pleased  with
>it.  With firewire on a computer with a good amount of memory, it  flies
>through the files.
>
>Here is a comparison of a slide scanned on the  flatbed with the same slide
>on a Nikon Coolscan 5000 (No sharpening  applied)
>
>Pardon the explicit sexual nature of this shot.  ;>D
>
>http://www.sonc.com/scan_compare.htm
>
>The dedicated slide  scanner is sharper, but the Microtek might serve well
>even for production.   It would be sharper even 
>if you were scanning the film on
>the glass.  I use  it to scan 2 1/4 and 4x5 fairly often.
>
>
>Regards, 
>Sonny
>http://www.sonc.com
>Natchitoches, Louisiana
>Oldest continuous  settlement in La Louisiane
>?galit?, libert?, crawfish


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Regards,

Dick
Boston MA