Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeffery, I have been using the 5000 both with the batch slide roller and the film roller. the nikon software is a little crappy, get vuescan On 1/12/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > I have pretty much settled on Nikon. It seems that the Pacific Image and > Minolta scanners have too many QC problems. There seem to be more > refurbished Minoltas than new ones. I'll go to the Nikon site and do some > studying. Thanks for the lead on the rollfilm adaptor, Adam. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Adam > Bridge > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:26 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] nikon to discontinue most film cameras > > > Nikon has a roll-film adaptor for their 4000/5000 series of scanners and it > works wonderfully! > > I think Tina uses one also. > > Adam > > On 1/12/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > > I was hoping that scanners would, like laser printers, get faster and > > better. And do a whole roll of 35mm film while I watch Seinfeld. I > > think that Pacific Image does have a whole-roll scanner, but the > > reviews of their scanners are generally in the area of 1 1/2 stars out > > of 5. > > > > Jeffery Smith > > New Orleans, LA > > http://www.400tx.com > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > > Frank Dernie > > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 1:36 AM > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: Re: [Leica] nikon to discontinue most film cameras > > > > > > Me too, I bought one a few years ago, concerned that my investment > > would be short lived and new better machines would tempt me before > > long, but that was the end of it, the market went digital so quickly > > once people were satisfied with the quality that I imagine there is > > pretty well no market for film scanners. Mind you good scans take me > > so long that I often don't have time to scan as much as I would like. > > I took 14 rolls of 120 film on my August holiday and have only scanned > > 4 frames so far. Frank > > > > On 12 Jan, 2006, at 00:19, Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > > > I was very surprised to see how few film scanners there are around > > > now. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad