Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lluis, I had my Minolta Scan Elite 5400 serviced by the UK distributor/service agent (Johnsons Photopia) 3 years ago - no problem. Charlie Chan Cheltenham, UK topoxforddoc at btinternet.com www.cancer-surgeon.co.uk www.charlie-chan.co.uk On 5 Jun 2010, at 18:42, Lluis Ripoll Querol wrote: > Since Nikon and Minolta has stopped to produce Scanners, purchase one of > these on our days could be a mistake IMHO, probably no more spare parts > and not updates for the new operating systems on computers. I think if I > decide to buy a new scanner today it would be an Epson V700, probably less > perfect for film than the mentioned, but I never obtained a scanned slide > with really comparable quality to the projected image, neither with a > traditionnal wet print on B&W. > > Saludos > Lluis > > > > El 05/06/2010, a las 3:13, Tina Manley escribi?: > >> I really think they have stopped developing scanners. Nobody shoots film >> any more. The Nikon scanners are still the latest and greatest, as far as >> film scanners go. Some people will tell you that you can use a slide >> duplicator and a DSLR to copy the slides and end up with a very good scan. >> Not true. It doesn't even begin to have the same amount of information as >> a scan from a dedicated film scanner. >> >> Tina >> >> >> >> I love my nikon scanner but time passes on and its real real old digitally >> >>> speaking. The other guys I'm sure have come up with something. >>> >>> [Rabs] >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> >>> >>> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.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