Yes it helps a lot. Thanks. Does this scanner just scan 35 mm or will it do 2 1/4 stuff as well.Going to borrow and use my Dad's Yashica Mat thsi winter to take some B&W rural winter scenes.Our Mapping dept head say's i'll get some nice prints from this size.Hope so. I'm not sure about the D30 to comment for you but i have the D1 and so far have been happy with it. Just need the 80-200 f2.8 and possibly the sb28dx flash and there's no stopping me.(well some times a stiff breeze does oh well).
Dave ---- Begin Original Message ---- From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 09:16:49 +0000 To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Re: Remembrance Day pics and poetry up... >PhotoShop can help get the red out LOL >Cotty, did you scan from prints or negatives? >and what equipment do you use?? > >Dave (still deciding on what scanner)Brooks Hi Dave, Film was Superia 200 (cos it's cheapest I can get �1.25 a roll) colour neg, processed at �2 a roll, scanned on a Nikon LS-1000 giving 2700 dpi and 20MB file sizes - plenty for printing A4 (11"X8") at 300 dpi on my steam-powered Epson Stylus Photo EX printer via a PowerMac 8100 with G3 250MHz Sonnet upgrade card and 178MB RAM installed. For printing A3, Photoshop 5.5 interpolates brilliantly and the prints are stunning, despite what some may say regarding inkjet output. It falls down slightly on mono images just �using the black ink, but if you like your B and W prints grainy, reportage style (like I do), then worry not! I used to have a Polaroid Sprintscan that was also pretty good, except it turned into an expensive paperweight just after the expiry of the warranty and Polaroid's support was unsympathetic and rude, despite it being an obvious and even acknowledged hardware flaw. For that reason I would never buy another Polaroid product. I sold it for scrap on eBay (for about �80 - so someone must have another duff Sprintscan they wanted to try and fix!) and got a used Nikon LS-1000 which hasn't missed a beat since I've had it. Obviously if buying today I would get a higher spec model, but I would buy another Coolscan without doubt. Silverfast software is fine, the scanner hardware is sturdy, without the plastic feel the Sprintscan had, although the neg carrier is fiddly, overall and 8 out of 10. If I thought I was going to stay film based, I would upgrade to an newer Nikon, but I'm saving the pennies for a MZ-D when it arrives, or a Canon D30 if it doesn't. Hence the Coolscan will still do service scanning pics from my LX which I have now decided will stay with me right into my coffin. Hope this helps, Cotty _______________________________________________________ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://www.macads.co.uk - 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 . ---- End Original Message ---- Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - 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 .
