Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 28, 2010, at 10:19 AM, Vick Ko wrote: > Has anyone tried using an M8 (or a 4/3 micro camera, for that > matter) as a slide/film digitizer? I've used the M8 with Viso, R8/DMR and 5D for digitizing slide/film. Much, much faster than a dedicated film scanner. However, much smaller files. Great for cataloging and editing. > - did Leica make a slide or film copier setup for the Visoflex? If > so, what were the part numbers? not without bellows (that I'm aware of) > - did Leica make a slide or film copier setup for the Visoflex and > bellows? If so, what were the part numbers? yes - extremely hard to find - don't know the part number I've adapted a Nikon slide copier. > - or would this be a silly option? The M8 would produce a 10 meg > file, which I would think is pretty good for a scan. not at all silly to me - however it does have limitations - dynamic range - file size - etc. > - what about doing 6x9 cm? 4x5 inch? Is it just a matter of > achieving the right setup? ie. light box, stand, correct M8/ > Visoflex/Bellows/lens combo? In my opinion you'd do better with a decent flatbed scanner for medium and larger format films. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > ....Vick > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information