[filmscanners] Re: Kodak's alternative to Bayer sensor pattern

2007-06-14 Thread Michael Kersenbrock
Bob Geoghegan wrote: > I know people out there have will opinions &/or informed speculation about > this: > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0706/07061401kodakhighsens.asp > > The short version is that by replacing 1/2 of the sensor elements of a bayer > pattern with panchromatic elements, Kodak clai

[filmscanners] Re: film and scanning vs digital photography

2007-07-04 Thread Michael Kersenbrock
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Secondly, some artifacts produced in the scanning process by prosummer > scanners operated by layoperators may not be readily remedied or correctable > at all in some cases. And I'm sure THEY don't want to do any corrections, even if possible. Mike K. -

[filmscanners] Re: sale value for used Polaroid SprintScan 4000

2009-07-17 Thread Michael Kersenbrock
Paul Patton wrote: > I thought the Polaroid Sprintscan was still highly regarded as a filmscanner. . All Polaroid scanners have been orphans for quite some time now, I'm sure that affects price. Mike K. P.S. - I've still a sprintscan 35 which is undoubtedly worth less than the postage to

[filmscanners] Re: FW: Who repairs Minolta scanners

2009-07-18 Thread Michael Kersenbrock
Arthur Entlich wrote: > Minolta was bought by Konica, and is now called Konica-Minolta. Have > you contacted them to see if they offer such service or know who does? > Konica-Minolta, the combined version went through bankruptcy too a few years ago, that's when Sony got hold of the Minolta camera