Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Chris. But actually, Vuescan (I downloaded it yesterday to try) made my scanner freeze and I had to Force Quit it several times. Silverfast is not very expensive these days, ?50-?150 depending on version, so I have downloaded it and will give it a go tonight. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA On 22 Sep 2014, at 07:22, Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > Nathan, > > I've used Vuescan for 12 years now with my Nikon 8000ED. You're right, the > interface is clunky and crappy, but the software does produce great scan > quality. Nikon Scan was easier to use, nice interface, but it crashed all > the time, and was incredibly slow. The only other alternative was > Silverfast, but I never tried it due to the cost. It was almost $600 if I > remember correctly for my scanner. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 9/22/14 1:11 AM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > >> I actually bought a 35mm film scanner and started using it this weekend. >> Even though this is not a top-end model (Reflecta RPS 7200), the quality >> is still far superior to my Epson flatbed, and at 450 EUR, the investment >> was manageable. >> >> The scanner came with its scanner software, CyberView, which is passable, >> but I read in some review that Silverfast is better. I also tried Vuescan >> last night, remembering that I used it back in the old days, but it is >> horribly clunky and the user interface has not improved since 10 years >> ago, so I will not be using it. >> >> What do people use to scan out there?Tina, Jim Shulman? >> >> TIA, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >