Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/11

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Subject: [Leica] Scanners - new multiformat Plustek to be announced at CES
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:35:50 +0100
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Indeed :-)

Nathan Wajsman
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YNWA



On Jan 11, 2012, at 6:43 PM, Mark Pope wrote:

> This might be of interest to some Luggers, especially 'Texas Leica' users 
> :-)
> 
> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/04/plustek-to-unveil-new-line-of-scanners-at-ces/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Pope,
> Swindon, Wilts
> UK
> 
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> 
> On 09/01/2012 00:09, H&ECummer wrote:
>> If you can't find a LS5000 at an acceptable price the LS4000 might be an 
>> acceptable and cheaper alternative.
>> I have that model which I control with Silverfast to my Mac and the 
>> results are very good. Here is a sample scan
>> of an extachrome slide taken in North China in 1976.
>> 
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/China70s/_HeavyIndustw.jpg.html>
>> 
>> Black and white scans equally well.
>> Howard (in cold Hong Kong)
>> 
>> 
>>> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 15:14:29 -0500
>>> From: Tina Manley<images at comporium.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanners
>>> To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org>
>>> 
>>> I don't think there's anything better for B&W film than the Nikon 
>>> LS5000for
>>> 35mm or 9000 for medium format unless it's one of the very expensive Leaf
>>> scanners.  A dedicated film scanner is going to be much better than a
>>> flatbed.  The software makes a big difference, too, and Silverfast is the
>>> best I've found.
>>> 
>>> Tina
>> 
>> 
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In reply to: Message from cummer at netvigator.com (H&ECummer) ([Leica] Scanners)
Message from mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope) ([Leica] Scanners - new multiformat Plustek to be announced at CES)