Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny: > I was tempted to go in to work over the > weekend and play with it! Then it must be pretty good! Sonny Carter wrote: > Hello Jim, > > I was hoping you did not have a large format scanner, and I could get > a chance to do a 1:1 scan for you, just to see how this baby performs. > > It indeed makes smooth scans, I was tempted to go in to work over the > weekend and play with it! > > Sonny > > > Sunday, November 16, 2003, 3:22:46 PM, you wrote: > > JH> Hi Sonny: > > JH> That looks like a great scanner! I can't get that good a 35mm scan on > JH> my Epson 14x17 so I do them on the Leafscan. > > JH> Jim - http://www.hemenway.com > > > > JH> Sonny Carter wrote: > > >>>Hello Phong, >>> >>>I would LOVE to see those shots in person, maybe I can someday soon. >>> >>>In the meantime, Mark was speaking of scanners capable of scanning >>>11x14. >>> >>>I just got a new Microtek 9800XL with Transparency adapter at work day >>>before yesterday. It has a flatbed size of 12x17, and can scan >>>transparencies up to 12x16. >>> >>>That is amazing, but wait! It also can do 35mm slides! right on the >>>flatbed! Yes, I was wondering about it too, until today, I dug out a >>>slide I have not happily scanned on either my Nikon Coolscan III nor >>>on my Minolta Dimage Scan Elite. I thought it was just one of those >>>slides that could not be scanned, probably because it was not shot >>>with Leica glass. >>> >>>Look! http://www.sonc.com/jelly.htm >>> >>>I was using the Scanwizard software, but the machine was delivered >>>with a copy of Silverfast AI, so I think I'll load that and give it a >>>whirl. >>> >>>By the way, the machine comes firewire, usb or scsi ready, and even >>>has a firewire card and cables with it. Mac and PC. The only glitch >>>in a 25 minute from delivery to first scan was I had to download a >>>current driver set from Microtek. That took up five minutes. >>> >>>Otherwise, I am thrilled with the performance of the machine. It is >>>speedy and I guess I will get less time to read these days, because >>>big scans happen so fast. >>> >>>Regards, >>> >>>Sonny >>>http;//www.sonc.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Friday, November 14, 2003, 4:03:58 AM, you wrote: >>> >>>P> I have seen some of Jim's 11x14 color slides. >>>P> Gorgeous images; it's quite interesting to see >>>P> film larger than most people's largest prints. >>>P> Clearly not taken with a Leica. :-) >>> >>>P> - Phong >>> >>>P> Jim Hemenway wrote: >>> >>> >>>>>Thanks for the compliment Ruben. Those on my main page are 2+ years old. >>>>> >>>>>I have Leica R8 shots taken at the same time but not yet scanned. >>>>> >>>>>Newer ones here: >>>>>http://www.hemenway.com/11x14/ >>>>>http://www.hemenway.com/CharlesRiverProtar590.jpg >>>>>http://www.hemenway.com/USS-Salem-Schneider360.jpg >>> >>> > > > JH> -- > JH> To unsubscribe, see > JH> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > - -- Jim - http://www.hemenway.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html