Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am happy so far with my new Epson 3170 photo flatbed. From an amateur perspective. Max ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juan Gea-Banacloche" <banacloj@mac.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanners > Dear Pramod, > > "Decent" scans depend on the eye of the beholder and what you want to do > with them, and so on. I can tell you my own practice, with which I get > enjoyment from my hobby: > > I have a Canoscan FS4000US (now out of production) that is a dedicated > film scanner for 35mm only. I think the quality you can get with that or > the equivalent models from Nikon, Minolta and Polaroid are more than > enough for amateur use. > > I did not use to have a flat scanner, and I recently bought the Canon > Canoscan 9950F, which allows film scanning including medium format and > batched 35mm (30 negs or 12 slides). It was so slow at 4000 dpi that I > tried the default 1200 dpi, and was favorably surprised. This works very > fast (1-2 min) per image and gives enough quality for standard-size prints > and web images. My understanding is that Epson has similar models. You can > find some very personal reviews on them at http://www.photo-i.co.uk/ > > My latest uploads (http://gallery.leica-users.org/JGB-Leica-PAW-Project) > were all done with this scanner. > > Many members of the list use scanners and have much more experience. > Regarding buying one, I think the prices are low enough that is worth > buying new and getting a manufacturer's warranty. > > Juan > > On Mar 9, 2005, at 2:27 PM, Pramod Kotwal wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I would like to buy a scanner to scan my 35 mm and >> medium format b/w and color fils as well as slides. I >> use a Leica IIIf and a Canon EOS for 35 mm and a Kiev >> 88 for 6X6. >> >> >> What kind of resolutions does one need for decent >> scans ? >> Is this the right question ? >> Any recommendations for an advanced hobbyist ? >> Should I look on e-bay for something like this ? >> >> Thanks, >> Pramod Kotwal >> >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information