Re: Film scanners (ahem)
Juan Buhler wrote: I had a bit of an epiphany yesterday. [ ... ] I still have my Polaroid SprintScan 4000, and I'm happy with its results. It is SCSI though, which means I have to use it from my old PC--this is the only reason that PC hasn't been discarded yet. So, will you be selling the SprintScan 4000? I'm sort of looking for a decent, not-too expensive film scanner. Actually, I have a Minolta Scan Dual (first version) that I got hold of for next to nothing, but I'm not too impressed with the results (this scanner has fixed focus, and only 8 bits per channel.)
Re: Film scanners (ahem)
Juan Buhler wrote: I still have my Polaroid SprintScan 4000, and I'm happy with its results. It is SCSI though, which means I have to use it from my old PC--this is the only reason that PC hasn't been discarded yet. Far be it from me to discourage enablement on this list, but have you considered getting a SCSI adapter for your new computer? S
Re: Film scanners (ahem)
What computer do you have now? You can buy a scsi adapter for your new PC. There are even converter USB - SCSI. You might try one. 2006/5/8, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I had a bit of an epiphany yesterday. I went shooting to a Polish festival in Golden Gate Park. There was music and dancing indoors, and I started shooting with the istD. Even with the FA35, focusing was not completely trivial, given the light. So I pulled the Leica off the bag, and shot a couple of (expired) rolls of Tri-X with it. Wow. I had forgotten how much I love that camera. It becomes an invisible tool, blends with your eyes and hands and just gets out of the way of taking photographs. So I think I might be shooting a bit more film in the future, at least until there's a nice digital rangefinder for about the price of a DSLR. I still have my Polaroid SprintScan 4000, and I'm happy with its results. It is SCSI though, which means I have to use it from my old PC--this is the only reason that PC hasn't been discarded yet. So the question for those of you still in the stone age is: what is a good USB film scanner? Are resolutions still around 4000dpi for the high end ones? What should I get? I'm not getting rid of the istD anytime yet, and will probably get a K100D or whatever is called when it comes out. But shooting with a Leica RF is so great that I don't want to give that up... Cheers, j -- Juan Buhler Check out my book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
Re: Film scanners (ahem)
On May 9, 2006, at 3:10 AM, Steve Jolly wrote: Far be it from me to discourage enablement on this list, but have you considered getting a SCSI adapter for your new computer? I was going to suggest this, too -- the Sprintscan 4000 ain't no slouch, as far as I can remember. I'm still using my Sprintscan 120, which is a truly fantastic performer. -Aaron
Re: Film scanners (ahem)
On 9 May 2006 at 7:48, Aaron Reynolds wrote: On May 9, 2006, at 3:10 AM, Steve Jolly wrote: Far be it from me to discourage enablement on this list, but have you considered getting a SCSI adapter for your new computer? I was going to suggest this, too -- the Sprintscan 4000 ain't no slouch, as far as I can remember. I'm still using my Sprintscan 120, which is a truly fantastic performer. Missed the thread up to now. The SS4000 is a great performer, definitely worth keeping. It's pretty easy to add a SCSI card to most PCs, I have a few decent cards spare, let me know if you would like one. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:/home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Film scanners (ahem)
I had a bit of an epiphany yesterday. I went shooting to a Polish festival in Golden Gate Park. There was music and dancing indoors, and I started shooting with the istD. Even with the FA35, focusing was not completely trivial, given the light. So I pulled the Leica off the bag, and shot a couple of (expired) rolls of Tri-X with it. Wow. I had forgotten how much I love that camera. It becomes an invisible tool, blends with your eyes and hands and just gets out of the way of taking photographs. So I think I might be shooting a bit more film in the future, at least until there's a nice digital rangefinder for about the price of a DSLR. I still have my Polaroid SprintScan 4000, and I'm happy with its results. It is SCSI though, which means I have to use it from my old PC--this is the only reason that PC hasn't been discarded yet. So the question for those of you still in the stone age is: what is a good USB film scanner? Are resolutions still around 4000dpi for the high end ones? What should I get? I'm not getting rid of the istD anytime yet, and will probably get a K100D or whatever is called when it comes out. But shooting with a Leica RF is so great that I don't want to give that up... Cheers, j -- Juan Buhler Check out my book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com
Re: Film scanners (ahem)
I'd recommend the Nikon CoolScan V for a 4000dpi scanner. Minolta did make a couple 5400dpi models, but they provided no real resolution increase over the 4000dpi models. Personally I'm using a 2820dpi Minolta Scan Dual III, which is cheap and quite good. -Adam Juan Buhler wrote: I had a bit of an epiphany yesterday. I went shooting to a Polish festival in Golden Gate Park. There was music and dancing indoors, and I started shooting with the istD. Even with the FA35, focusing was not completely trivial, given the light. So I pulled the Leica off the bag, and shot a couple of (expired) rolls of Tri-X with it. Wow. I had forgotten how much I love that camera. It becomes an invisible tool, blends with your eyes and hands and just gets out of the way of taking photographs. So I think I might be shooting a bit more film in the future, at least until there's a nice digital rangefinder for about the price of a DSLR. I still have my Polaroid SprintScan 4000, and I'm happy with its results. It is SCSI though, which means I have to use it from my old PC--this is the only reason that PC hasn't been discarded yet. So the question for those of you still in the stone age is: what is a good USB film scanner? Are resolutions still around 4000dpi for the high end ones? What should I get? I'm not getting rid of the istD anytime yet, and will probably get a K100D or whatever is called when it comes out. But shooting with a Leica RF is so great that I don't want to give that up... Cheers, j -- Juan Buhler Check out my book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com
Re: Film scanners (ahem)
On May 8, 2006, at 11:53 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: ... So I think I might be shooting a bit more film in the future, at least until there's a nice digital rangefinder for about the price of a DSLR. Sadly, I don't think that will happen. According to dealer friends, sales of the Epson RD-1 have been only ok at best, and the likelihood of the upcoming Leica digital camera compatible with M lenses, or the Zeiss Ikon that is sure to happen as well, being in *ist D/DS price bracket are vanishingly small. I'd like one too, but I think $2000-3000 is going to be where it will cost at the low end. I still have my Polaroid SprintScan 4000, and I'm happy with its results. It is SCSI though, which means I have to use it from my old PC--this is the only reason that PC hasn't been discarded yet. So the question for those of you still in the stone age is: what is a good USB film scanner? Are resolutions still around 4000dpi for the high end ones? What should I get? There are higher end models, but the Nikon Coolscan V ED is about as good as it gets for 4000 ppi, which is generally as good as most anyone needs for 35mm film scanning, around $550. They have a higher priced model with more features and attachment possibilities, but most of those things aren't of much interest to me... Minola, nee Konica Minolta, had a 5400 ppi film scanner through two/ three model revisions, but I believe that's gone now. You might find one still in stock somewhere. The other option is something like the Epson flatbed scanners, which I'm told in their latest revisions can rival dedicated film scanners. Godfrey
Film scanners (ahem)
Hi Juan ... For the money the Nikon Coolscan V is an excellent scanner. I've been happy with mine. However, if I had it to do all over again, I'd have spent the extra $$ and gotten the Coolscan 5000. It works in 16-bit rather than 14-bit, allows multi-pass scanning, plus it takes the roll feeder accessory. Admittedly, these are small issues, and I'm not sure the Coolscan 5000 is really worth about twice the price, but there are times when I wish one or another of its features were available. Shel
