Yeah, it's spendy new, but sometimes a good deal may be had on a used one. It's all a matter of value and what one can justify, and what kind of luck one has finding a good deal. Imacon recently dropped prices on some new models, but they're still quite spendy. Perhaps with the greater acceptance of digital cameras scanners will, like film cameras, drop in price.
However, I'd really like to see a well designed consumer level scanner ($1,000 or so) that has some solid features, keeps the film flat, and the specs of which are real rather than marketing hype. Nikon's dMax of 4.6 is only theoretical, and I'll bet id doesn't even come close to that. Have you ever compared the shadow detail between your scanner and, for example, an Imacon 646 or 848 (I think those are the numbers)? I'd love to see some of those Imacon results in a more affordable consumer scanner. Film flatness and sharp scans are only one part of the equation. Shel > From: Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 31 Aug 2004 at 22:18, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > Yes, but AFAIK, there's no such thing for the Nikon or any other typical > > consumer grade 35mm scanner. Looking at the site (which you presented once > > before) it doesn't seem that the setup will fork for the 35mm frame. Does it? > > If not, then the problem is only partially cured, and IAC, it's cured only for > > the 8000/9000 scanner. > > No there isn't a wet mount tray for the 35mm scanners that I know of, I'm sure > it could be done though. > > > IIRC, it's a $400.00 item, which brings the cost of the scanner up to a > > level that's out of reach or impractical for a lot of people. Still, it's > > a start, but in all candor, if I were to go that route I'd give serious > > consideration to finding a good deal on one of the Imacon scanners. > > I guess the LS8000/9000 are pretty much out of reach of the general hobiest to > start with but by many accounts wet mounting films brings the scanners close to > the performance of the Imacons costing more than double so it's relatively > economical from that point. The Imacon concept is quite good, pity about the > cost. > > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
