Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"The e50 that I'm looking at here online is a flatbed scanner, does it have an adapter that is sold separately or is it naturally a dual method model with a film port somewhere I'm not reading about or seeing in the product shot?" - Michael Yeah, it IS confusing. The e50 has a built-in "transparency module". Here's Agfa's description: "The SnapScan e50 provides 42-bit color depth at a resolution of 1200 x 2400 dpi. A "lightplate" built into the scanner cover uses a special light-diffusion process for scanning 35mm transparencies. AGFA includes slide holder for 35mm strips, and framed holders for easy handling and positioning. One of my colleagues was with Agfa for 17 years and says the SnapScan e50 is one of the hottest products they've ever made. The e50 was not originally designed to scan chromes, he says, but one of the engineers playing around with it found that it did a fantastic job doing so and redesigned the machine to facilitate transparancies easily. Supposedly, when word got around of its abilities, Agfa literally could not make the little scanners fast enough. Keep in mind that my buddy was the company's sales manager (!). It IS a great device, however...especially for the money. Corpus Delecti, Craig Boston