Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dave, I agree, the Minolta Dimage 5400 is superb. I had the Nikon Coolscan 2800 dpi prior to this and the Minolta eats this scanner for lunch. I have made superb scans from all types of film stock. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Rodgers" <drodgers7798@comcast.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 11:55 AM Subject: [Leica] Change of opinion >I just picked up a Minolta Dimage 5400 scanner. After some initial scans I >have a new appreciation for film in the digital workflow. I scanned some >TMX 400 negs that were taken with my M6 and 21/2.8 ASPH (I love that lens). >I printed the image (roughly 13x20 in size) on my Epson 3000 and I was >absolutely stunned by the output. > I also scanned some Leica chromes. I printed them on my Canon i9100. Very > pleased with the results there, too. I preferred the look of the bw neg > images over bw images I've made from digital SLR images. The color images > from the slide scans were a toss up. Slightly different character compared > to images made from DSLR files (whereas the bw images were quite different > in character). > > The Minolta scanner is a huge upgrade over my old Nikon Coolscan. It's > given my Leica M new life. I bought the scanner intending to use it to > scan old negatives. But it's convinced me to keep shooting film. > Particularly bw film. > > DaveR > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 367 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now!