[Leica] I Received A Scanner as a Christmas Gift

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson)]

I went to the Ion page and downloaded the manual! Curiosity is a terrible
thing. 


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
Leonard Taupier
Sent: Sunday, 28 December 2008 12:52
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] I Received A Scanner as a Christmas Gift

Geoff,

I googled it as well and found it on the bay. Yes it's a film scanner.
That's all I got from the ad.

Len


On Dec 27, 2008, at 7:18 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:

> Jerry I tried to Google ION scanners to see if I could help. I got a 
> rather unexpected result! Is the present giver your parole 
> officer??!!! ;-) Make sure you put the 2PC in the search everyone.
>
> Once I found some info on the film scanner (not the cocaine scanner!), 
> it looks like it is nearly automated. One of the new generation using 
> a digital camera sensor and meant to be really simple to operation for 
> the average home user. It has simple photoediting software with it 
> which should work for to start you out. I would make myself a new 
> folder for scans on my computer and just try a few scans on full 
> automatic. It sounds like the default settings will give you a scan 
> suitable for a print up to maybe 8x10 or a file you can downsize if 
> you want to post photos on-line.
> Let us know how you go.
>
>
> 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 Jerry Lehrer
> Sent: Sunday, 28 December 2008 09:48
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] I Received A Scanner as a Christmas Gift
>
> LUGers,
>
> In addition to the Ferrari (1/8 scale model), the 20 YO   
> Lagavullan, I was
> given my first Slide and Negative scanner , made by ION.. As  have 
> said before, I am a photo digital idiot. I do have thousands of slides 
> and negatives, some of which I would like to scan and send.
>
> Do any of you people know of this scanner?  As a starter.  I do NOT 
> want to invest in P'shop or L'room yet.
> The ION 2PC came with a software CD or DVD and a PRINTED MANUAL!!
>
> Can you experts give me some advice?  Or should you talk me out of 
> this?
>
> Jerry
>
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