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Subject: [Leica] Scanners - new multiformat Plustek to be announced at CES
From: lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:15:41 -0500
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Does anyone have any idea/experience of this company's product quality (or
it's expected price range)?

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Mark Pope <mark at whitedogs.co.uk> wrote:

> This might be of interest to some Luggers, especially 'Texas Leica' users
> :-)
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> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/**01/04/plustek-to-unveil-new-**
> line-of-scanners-at-ces/<http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/04/plustek-to-unveil-new-line-of-scanners-at-ces/>
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> On 09/01/2012 00:09, H&ECummer wrote:
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>> If you can't find a LS5000 at an acceptable price the LS4000 might be an
>> acceptable and cheaper alternative.
>> I have that model which I control with Silverfast to my Mac and the
>> results are very good. Here is a sample scan
>> of an extachrome slide taken in North China in 1976.
>>
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>> ??????_**HeavyIndustw.jpg.html>
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>> Black and white scans equally well.
>> Howard (in cold Hong Kong)
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>>  Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 15:14:29 -0500
>>> From: Tina Manley<images at comporium.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanners
>>> To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org>
>>>
>>> I don't think there's anything better for B&W film than the Nikon
>>> LS5000for
>>> 35mm or 9000 for medium format unless it's one of the very expensive Leaf
>>> scanners.  A dedicated film scanner is going to be much better than a
>>> flatbed.  The software makes a big difference, too, and Silverfast is the
>>> best I've found.
>>>
>>> Tina
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In reply to: Message from cummer at netvigator.com (H&ECummer) ([Leica] Scanners)
Message from mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope) ([Leica] Scanners - new multiformat Plustek to be announced at CES)