Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes except you're reading the specs and I'm talking about actual hands on and extensive use corroborated by other people who had the same experience with it. The 5000 scans the grain and gives you a good idea of the grain quality. The 4000 you don't even get the grain at all. The scans I'd make would not just be for uploading to a website page. It would be for printing often up to 13x19. I have a whole portfolio of 13x19 inkjet prints. Many from scans. Mark William Rabiner > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:49:35 +1000 > To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Film Scanner Suggestion > > Well the maximum optical resolution is actually the same. > Theoretically the dynamic range is larger. > The scans are almost twice as fast. > The A/D convertor is higher bit. > Batch scan is apparently actually functional. > Better multi-pass function too, however Vuescan will give you that if of > interest. > The 4000 is reincarnated as the V which is essentially the same, minus the > bulk feed options. > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can. > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Mark Rabiner > Sent: Saturday, 27 December 2008 09:38 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Film Scanner Suggestion > > Resolution is the first thing. > With the 5000 you can get the grain patter of them film and have it look a > bit like what it really looks like like with a darkroom print. > With the 4000 you are not getting the grain pattern of the film. > Even grainy tri x. you are not scanning the grain. > You get an image. > But not composed of the grain from the neg like you would with a darkroom > print. > > With the 5000 you can do that. Certainly with not even grainy tri x. > > With fine grain stuff not so much. > > The 5000 puts the 4000 in the stone age. > > I'd not even give my 4000 to someone I didn't like. > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Richard Man <richard.lists@gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:05:57 -0800 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Film Scanner Suggestion >> >> To be honest, I have actually heard about that. Can you enlighten me >> which areas are better? Dynamic range? Usability? Details? >> >> Thanks. >> >> On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> > wrote: >> >>> Well I moved from the 4000 to the 5000 and I found it to be a huge >>> improvement. As did several other photographers who did so. >>> >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com >> // b: http://rfman.wordpress.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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information