RE: filmscanners: evolution (was Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-22 Thread Tony Sleep
On 21 Feb 2001 07:22:44 -0800 Frank Paris ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Tautological or an oxymoron? At 3am, I didn't care :) Regards Tony Sleep http://www.halftone.co.uk - Online portfolio exhibit; + film scanner info comparisons

Re: filmscanners: evolution (was Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan

2001-02-22 Thread Michael Moore
Tony: Totally agree as for the complexity issue... I used a Pentax Spotmatic for years... I still keep a 1967 Nikon F in my bag... When the batteries on my N90 die (I am talking about the spares) and I am someplace like Macchu Picchu or an isolated construction site, the old F and the film box

Re: filmscanners: evolution (was Nikon 8000 ED or Polaroid Sprintscan 120 ??

2001-02-21 Thread Michael Moore
Tony... I wasn't talking about a $200 scanner... I was talking about a scanner in the $1000 to $2000 range, same as those cameras you referred to... BTW, I use a Nikon N90s, cost me $750 for the body new... uses the same glass as the F-5... It seems to me a camera is actually a more complex