Dear Will,
We began transitioning from film to all digital capture in the Center for Creative Photography collection in 2002. Based on consultation with pre-press experts who had significant experience preparing image files for high end photography books, and positive reports on customer service, we chose the Betterlight 6000K scanning back. We upgraded to the Super 6K2 a couple years later. We have had excellent results with it and no technical failures. We are hoping to acquire another one in the near future order to double our production. Having spent over twenty years striving to produce color correct transparencies and 8x10 glossy prints for publication, direct digital capture has revolutionized our ability to render original photographs beautifully in print. We no longer struggle with loss of detail in shadows or highlights due to the inherent contrast of transparency film. You can observe the quality of the image files if you can look at a copy of our most recent publication, "Harry Callahan: The Photographer at Work", (published by the Center, in association with Yale University Press, printed at Meridian, author Britt Salveson, forward by John Szarkowski). It is our first publication produced solely from direct digital capture. With the exception of archive objects such as correspondence, announcements and negatives reproduced with an Epson Expression XL flatbed scanner the reproductions were created using the Betterlight. Good luck to you, Dianne Dianne Nilsen Head of Digital Initiatives & Imaging Center for Creative Photography University of Arizona P.O. Box 210103 Tucson, Arizona 85721-0103 Phone 520-307-2829 Fax 520-621-9444 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Real, Will Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 7:20 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] informal survey of digital photography devices in museums As the time for submitting budget requests for our next fiscal year approaches I am curious to know what digital photography devices are being used in the museum community. Would any of you be willing to volunteer whether you are using any of the following for photography of collections? Please be as specific as you can. (respond offline directly to me if you wish to remain anonymous: realw [at] carnegiemuseums.org) Nikon D1X, D200, D2X Canon 5D, EOS 1Ds Mark II Leaf Aptus 75 Phase One P 45, etc. BetterLight 6000 etc. Sinar Bron 44, 54, emotion75, etc. Others (Imacon, Jenoptik, etc.) I would also be interested to know if you have switched to all-digital capture or not. Thanks, Will William Real Director of Technology Initiatives Carnegie Museum of Art 4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.622.3267 412.622.3112 (fax) _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
