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Subject: [Leica] Film Scanner Suggestion
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu Dec 25 09:21:37 2008
References: <20081225164517.081889E988@barracuda.rutabaga.org>

Robert,

 Others will also respond.  Here are two links:

http://www.hamrick.com/

http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.pdf

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Clark" <rclark01@comcast.net>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 10:45 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Film Scanner Suggestion


> Thanks...is VueScan readily available and at what cost?
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+rclark01=comcast.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+rclark01=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Philip Leeson
> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 11:30 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Film Scanner Suggestion
> 
> With VueScan, you don't even install the Nikon software.
> I found Vuescan quite easy to use, and much less troublesome than  
> NikonScan
> with both the LS9000, and my current Coolscan V.
> 
> Phil
> 
> On Dec 25, 2008, at 9:52 AM, Robert Clark wrote:
> 
>> Tina:
>> Are Silverfast and Vuescan programs that operate the scanning  
>> device? I'm
>> thinking that they are but I'm not sure. Is the Nikon software  
>> different
>> from these two?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Robert
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+rclark01=comcast.net@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+rclark01=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf  
>> Of Tina
>> Manley
>> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 10:25 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Film Scanner Suggestion
>>
>> At 10:03 PM 12/21/2008, you wrote:
>>> I'm interesting in purchasing a film scanner. I've looked at the
>>> Nikons and they get good reviews but my knowledge of film scanners
>>> is limited. I'm interested in a good one to begin digitizing my over
>>> 20 years of negatives and slides. While the Coolscan 5000 is not out
>>> of my price range, I'm wondering about other scanners that LUGGERS
>>> have used and are still using.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Robert Clark
>>
>> Robert -
>>
>> Unless you want to really spend some big bucks and spend a lot of
>> fiddly time with wet mounts and a used drum scanner, the Nikon LS5000
>> is as good as it gets for 35mm.  I get a lot more out of it with
>> Silverfast software.  Some people use Vuescan but I never could get
>> that to do much for me.  The Nikon software is not bad, but
>> Silverfast lets you output a RAW file that you can work on like any
>> other RAW.  It makes a big difference with B&W and Kodachrome.
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> Tina Manley
>> www.tinamanley.com
>>
>>
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