Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you had taken an actual photograph with the camera and the dedicated macro lens, you would have been amazed with the results. Incidently, the Minolta 5400 makes superb scans and the prints on Epson inkjets such as the 2200 are breathtaking. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francis, Michael" <michael.francis@gs.com> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 3:14 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: Minolta 5400 Scanner vs 20d > The slide was on my light box ( I wanted a daylight source )and a couple > of > extension tubes on a 50mm F1.4 lens. Personally I was surprised how > well the results compared. I don't have a dedicated macro lens. > I shot in RAW which allowed me to make sure nothing was being clipped on > the > exposure. > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+michael.francis=gs.com@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+michael.francis=gs.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > mehrdad > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 12:45 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Minolta 5400 Scanner vs 20d > > did u just shoot a slide via a slide copier on the 20d > > On 8/10/05, Francis, Michael <michael.francis@gs.com> wrote: >> I mentioned that I was having some success with using my 20d to scan >> transparencies. The example is not from my M6, but I have others that >> are - the first image is a RAW conversion, sharpened in CS2, Second a >> resized and sharpened (not much difference) the third is from the >> 5400, note what looks like dirt (this is at 5400 dpi with ICE etc) The >> final image is the 20d full frame. The 5400 takes 6mins, 20d 1.3secs @ >> f16 - for transparencies the 20d looks good enough and it is much more >> fun to spend time taking pictures than scanning them. >> >> http://www.francis-web.com/Photography/Scanner/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > -- > ------------------------------------- > regards, mehrdad > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >