Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All I can say about the Microtek, which is the Polaroid scanner with a different label - or the other way around - is that it's the scanner I used for all my work, and it did produced great scans. If the SCSI interface it a problem, go for the more expensive model that has a firewire connection. On 1/25/06 1:06 PM, "Gerry Walden" <gwpics@googlemail.com> wrote: > My only brush with a Microtek was at a demonstration, and even they > could not get it operating properly. I used to have a Nikon which was > very reliable, and later changed to a Canon FS4000US because of the > higher resolution. I can thoroughly recmmend the Canon and suggest you > also give that a look. > > Gerry > >> I agree w.r.t. the SCSI interface, and this probably will be the first >> thing >> that will make using my Polaroid SS4000 problematic on a future computer. >> The Polaroid is a clone of the Microtek, and regarding film handling it's >> more tolerant of film that isn't perfectly flat than the Nikon scanners >> are. >> The problem is in the scanner's depth of field; you'd see the problem at >> the >> edges of the picture where the scan is out of focus when the center is >> properly focussed. >> >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > -- > Gerry Walden LBPPA > Web: www.gwpics.com > Stock: www.digitalrailroad.net > Tel: +44 (0)23 8046 3076 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information