Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 1/29/03 1:17:17 PM, mvhoward@mac.com writes: << Right now, I have no digital camera, nor any scanner. I'm trying to decide what I should do about this, and I'd like to hear how you have addressed the same issues. At the moment, my options appear to be these: .... C) Get a film scanner. I pretty much am never going to make digital prints -- I use my Leica's and Bessa's for that. I prefer shooting with them (small, useful, lots of lenses, accessories, etc). So, I was thinking that maybe I should just shoot film and get a reasonably decent scanner instead. All the advantages of doing my own development, along with not having to buy a new camera outfit. But what about cost? I'd not want to spend much more than about $800 on a scanner (since it'd have the same lifetime disadvantages as a point-and-shoot digital). Can you get decent quality for that? Any thoughts? What did *you* do? A, B, or C? (And for our Swedish audience, the answer: "På A svarar vi nej, på B svarar vi D-100, och på C vet vi inte" is not considered an acceptable answer... ;) M. >> Film scanners (if you don't have to have the latest and greatest) have really come down in price. I use an older Minolta scanner that scans 3.6 dynamic range and 2820 dpi. I can't do automated batch scanning, but I bought the unit used off Ebay for just over $100. So if you already have film gear (which given you're on the LUG I assume you do), that would be my suggestion. Much less than $800. All the stuff on my PAW I've used my cheapo film scanner for, but of course web resolution is very different from trying to make prints from scans. Kim Paw Week 4/Santa Cruz Boardwalk: http://www.vonseidl.net/patchouli/KMVSPAWweek4.html Index of all PAW at: http://www.vonseidl.net/patchouli/KMVSPAW.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html