Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/06

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Subject: [Leica] Film Scanner Recommendations
From: jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Fri Jan 6 15:37:49 2006

The Coolscan III was a joy to use, for sure. I'd like to stick with the
convenience and features of the Nikons. Thanks for the rec. I did kill the
Coolscan III myself by trying to take it apart. I got to about 2/3 of the
way through the process when I came upon some philips head screws that would
not come out. I broke the tips off of every small screwdriver in the house
before eventually stripping the screw head completely. Insane. The newer
models look like they are easier to get into

Thanks again!

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com




-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Philip
Leeson
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 5:30 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Film Scanner Recommendations


Stick with the Nikons. Used LS-40's go for $300-$375.
LS-V succeeded it.
If one is a bit handy, it's reasonably simple to clean the mirror:

  http://www.pearsonimaging.com/articles/howto/ls5000cleaning.html

Phil

On Jan 6, 2006, at 5:12 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> Now that digital cameras have become the thing, the number of
> available new
> film scanners is drying up. Can you recommend a good, convenient  
> 35mm film
> scanner for my Tri-X and BW400 films? I liked my (now dead) Nikon  
> Coolscan
> III, but was disillusioned about not being able to clean the damned  
> lens.
>
> Jeffery Smith
>
>
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