Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] digital photography - a BIG frustration
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@istar.ca>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 09:16:24 -0400

Joe:

Check out Tony Sleeps page on scanners at:

http://www.cix.co.uk/~tsphoto/

Pay particular attention to the comments on shadow detail and noise in the
dark areas.

Regards,

Robert

At 12:22 AM 12/30/98 +0000, you wrote:
>At 11:31 AM 12/29/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>>The Nikon LS2000 is just fine for all but the very high end of scanning.
>>It's just knowing how to use it. I had a much harder time doing black and
>>white than color with scanners. But I'm finally getting the hang of it and
>>am getting some very nice images printed out.
>
>>Eric Welch
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>I'm about to get my first scanner and I'm considering the Nikon Coolscan
>III and the LS2000. Most of my images to be scanned are black and white.
>
>I assume either scanner would be pretty much okay for images to be
>displayed on the web. But I wonder if the difference between these two
>scanners would show up in 10 x 8" black and white prints. I could end up
>making a lot of such prints. I've been told different things by different
>suppliers- one says that the difference will be negligible (he uses the
>Coolscan II himself) and another says that on black and white prints, even
>from an Epson 700, there will be a perceptible difference with those
>scanned on the LS2000 looking better. Everything I've read seems to suggest
>one or the other of these views. I would appreciate any additional feedback
>I can get on the choice. 
>
>Joe Berenbaum
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