Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 4/29/04 8:05 AM, "SonC@aol.com" <SonC@aol.com> wrote: > Speed and a heavier build were considerations. In my place, equipment gets > heavy scanning usage. For personal use at home, I would choose the Coolscan > V, if I were buying a new one. > Sonny > In a message dated 4/29/2004 9:59:46 AM Central Standard Time, > s.dimitrov@charter.net writes: > > I checked the specs on the Coolscan V alongside the 5000. Is their > difference in dmax, at 4.2 and 4.8 respectively, that noticeable? The scan > time of the V, since I'm not a production house, isn't a draw back for me, > but the almost $500 difference is. > Any thoughts??? > S. Dimitrov > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information The 5000 is a sleek beautiful machine but manly and imposing. Much cuter than the 2000 at the other side of my office which I'll give to a ghetto kindergarten if they choose to accept it and I doubt they will. The footprint on the 5000 is a little heftier. It's like a 2000 with galoshes. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon New-improved http://rabinergroup.com/