Rob, I have the Pacific Image 1800u scanner, and have a kind of love/hate relationship with it. I use it for slides only, because mine doesn't seem to work well with negatives. If the colors in a transparency are too subtle, the scanner doesn't seem to recognize them. It does an adequate job if the colors and contrast are strong. >From what I understand (correct me if I'm wrong), more expensive scanners can recognize more colors. Perhaps that's the limitation of the Pacific Image 1800u scanner. I have a image in the November PUG, and I had it rescanned with a Minolta scanner by a shop. It looks much better than the scan of the same slide with the Pacific Image on my website. The subtle amber light becomes more apparent on the Minolta scan. (Pacific Image scan can be found on my website under Port Townsend trip report) As a few weeks ago, I asked this list if I needed to invest more for a slide scanner to get crisper results. The software is not great, but it works. You can use other purchased software, like Photoshop with the scanner. Currently I'm using the software that came with my Canon flatbed scanner. Harald http://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy/
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 1:35 AM Subject: Re: pacific image film scanner-opinions > good morning pug-sters: > > looking at perhaps purchasing my 1st film scanner. i remember reading a few > weeks/months back about the pacific image 1800u. a local shop now has them > in stock. > > could those w/real-world experience share some of their experiences? > > since i usually don't shoot slides, for those who do shoot print film, do u > no longer have prints made at a lab but now scan from your negatives? > > w/o starting a holy war, how does this unit handle b/w film negatives? > > my needs are modest. i would be printing on an epson photo printer for my > own viewing, usually 5x7, occasionally larger, and for web posting of images. > > do u use the software that comes w/this scanner? > > i use macs. is that a problem w/this machine? software-wise? > (for those mac-heads, what machine are u using w/this scanner & how much ram?) > > again, and as always, thanks for any info u care to share. > > be well > > robo > - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
