Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have to admit to being surprised that there are still so many available. I had very good results scanning 120 film with an HP flatbed scanner 10 years ago, and prices on those could only go down. Gaa! I remember buying a B&W flatbed scanner in the early 90's (only opaque scanning, no transparency), and it seems like it was about $500. Regards, Jeffery ______________________ Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA www.400tx.com On Jul 17, 2012, at 1:14 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > 22 different film scanners on the B&H site. > 70 flat beds. > There is a LUG myth that a scanner without the names Nikon or Minolta or > Hasselblad on it does not exist. And should be widely Ignored. > A " baseless fabric of a vision " [Tempest] > > I think a film scanner made by a company such as "Pacific Image" just may > be > able to scan film without shreading it. One made by them cost $1,399.00. > It's called the Pacific Image PrimeFilm 120 Multi-Format CCD Film Scanner. > They make a dedicated slide scanner which looks good to me for $479.95. > I'll > take that one too please gift wrapped. > And they make Pacific Image PF7250U 35mm Film and Slide Scanner which cost > $269. A perfect stocking stuffer. > My next scanner would be one of these. Brand new. From Pacific Image. > And I can't be more specific than Pacific. I'm sure there are some worthy > ones from Atlantic. > But I'll stick with Pacific. > > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > >> From: Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwm.edu> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:52:05 -0500 (CDT) >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Back to film! >> >> On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 Chris Saganich <csaganich at gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> I'll continue using my Minolta DiMage untill that gives >>> out like the Polaroid Sprintscan before. The real killer is software and >>> cable compatibility. >> ========================================================================= >> What went wrong with the Sprintscan? We are still using one with an old >> Mac >> at the office. >> >> Alan >> >> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >> UPAA POY 1978 >> University Relations >> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ >> >> "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate >> for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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