Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Epson flatbed scanners will do very fine. I've used a 4990 for years with satisfactory results. The V700 is supposed to be even better. If the budget is low a flatbed is the only way to go and the best bang for the buck. Cheers, Michiel Fokkema > Datum: 18/01/08 10:16 AM > Van: "Christopher Birchenhall" <crbirchenhall@googlemail.com> > Aan: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > CC: > Onderwerp : Re: [Leica] Scanning question > > Dave > > I have been dithering about trying MF and scanning is the big issue > for me; as of yet I have held off. The price of dedicated MF scanners > is too high for me. I have been thinking of the Epson V700/750s. here > I have been influenced by the following intensive review: > > http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson%20V700/page_1.htm > > Chris B > > On 17/01/2008, David Rodgers <drodgers@casefarms.com> wrote: > > > > This is slightly off topic. But does anyone have any > > experience/thought/opinions regarding whether or not a dedicated MF film > > scanner (i.e. Nikon 8000/9000) would be noticeably better than a good > > flatbed scanner for scanning BW 120 negs. > > > > I ask because I've been using an Epson 1600 -- which is a very good > > scanner IMHO -- for some time. It does a good job on MF and LF, and it's > > adequate for 35mm, at least for BW and web. I've been using the 1600 for > > a long time with multiple software interfaces and I know its strengths > > and limitations pretty well. > > > > I also have a Minolta 5400 that I sometimes use for 35mm. I use the > > Minolta if for challenging negs or if I'm going to print big. OTOH, much > > of the time even 35mm scans from the flatbed are more than adequate for > > printing. Plus I can scan a whole roll of 35mm on the flatbed with very > > little effort. The file sizes are smaller which makes them easier to > > work with. So needless to say I use the flatbed far more often than the > > Minolta for 35mm. But the Minolta does come in handy occasionally. > > > > I know that a dedicated film scanner will extract more information than > > a flatbed. The question is how much more and it worth the 1) extra > > expense, 2) added desk space required, 3)added software, 4)added > > workflow and subsequent learning curve for a MF scanner, especially for > > BW. > > > > TIA > > > > DaveR > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > >