Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/01

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Subject: [Leica] M240 as Scanner
From: george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:53:29 -0500
References: <CA+yJO1A10+JXohgySFDVGY=yM20m=VZhkHvTGUeZ=yGX66p6OQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Sep 1, 2015, at 10:51 AM, Tina Manley wrote:

> My Nikon LS5000 is still broken and I haven't been able to get my Imacon to
> work yet.  I have several thousand more negatives to scan.  This morning I
> tried using the Fuji X-Pro 1 and a macro lens with my Beseler Slide
> Duplicator but I couldn't get the autofocus to work at all.  So I got out
> my M240 and used it with the 100 Macro lens and the EVF.  It's very
> difficult for me to focus manually but that seems to be the only choice
> right now!
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/image/161174100
> 
> What do you think?  Worth working with or not?

It or something like "it"
is the only way that I'll ever scan my film archives.

I simply don't have the time or patience for an actual "scanner."

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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