Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/02

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Subject: [Leica] M240 as Scanner
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2015 03:35:39 -0400

- the Braun MULTIMAG does batch scans a stack of  slides as long as your
arm. 
<http://www.braun-phototechnik.de/en/products/detail/~id.870/MULTIMAG-SlideS
can-6000.html>

I've always thought the Braun company was the real deal from sunny Kronberg
Germany just north of Frankfurt where you get off the plane on the way to
Wetzlar.

http://www.braun.com/global/world-of-braun/facts-and-figures.html




On 9/1/15 7:06 PM, "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Every time I research new scanners, the reviews are so terrible, I give
> up.  And none of them will do bulk loading and scanning, which I need.
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 5:36 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> As other options go a quick glance at the B&H site which I'm sure reflects
>> a
>> dozen other camera stores they are selling 26 different scanners from a
>> bunch of different companies. I don't know why on the LUG we seem to be in
>> the mindset that the only viable scanners should be Nikons made several
>> digital ages ago as if they are relic gems that no one will ever be able 
>> to
>> match or surpass. Is there any basis for that assumption we can spell out?
>> The Nikons were made in the infancy of digital technology. I'm sure the 
>> can
>> be beat with today's technology and know how.
>> These are not toy companies folks.
>> 
>> Plustek OpticFilm 120 Film Scanner $1,849.99 (5300dpi)
>> Braun MULTIMAG SlideScan 6000   $1,795.00 (5000 dpi)
>> Pacific Image PF120 Pro Multi-Format Film Scanner (3200dpi)  Color Depth:
>> 48-bit  $1,399.99
>> 
>> 
>> On 9/1/15 11:51 AM, "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> PESO:
>>> 
>>> 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?
>>> 
>>> Tina
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> Photographer
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>> 
>> 
>> 
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-- 
Mark William Rabiner
Photographer
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/




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