[LRflex] Re: Scanner
- From: "p.macmahon" <p.macmahon@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:33:18 +0100
Dear Xavier, thank you for your helpful reply. I work from Microsoft, so that
should help in this case. May I ask, if you were to retain the use of your R
lenses, and cost were not a major factor, what digital platform would you
choose for them? Many thanks, Richard
----- Original Message -----
From: Bille Xavier F.
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:14 AM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Scanner
Bienvenue Richard.
So far, I have been using a Nikon V coolscan, bought second hand from a
friend. It works pretty nice, the Nikon suite to drive the scanner is really
good and ergonomic.
The slides are revealed with a lot of details, provided you know how to
"fidle" thru all the controls.
As far as I know, Nikon has discontinued its line of scanner. However, there
are old stock left and the software updates are still offered at the web site
of Nikon. I have a doubt that Nikon will support the latest Windows Seven
release, XP or Vista may be the only option to use those Nikon Scanners
The only downside of the Nikon software is that it is meant to operates on a
microsoft platform. For MAC OS and UNIX, better rely on the software named GIMP
(free)
As for the digital camera, if you want to try, you can invest in a panasonic
micro 4/3 that mounts the R lenses. But this combination is quite marginal. I
use less and less the R lenses on the Digilux3.
As long as slides can be processed near your home place, carry on with them.
In Paris (France), Kodaklab has closed down and Fuji has reduced drastically.
The latest slides that came back from the lab (after 1 1/2 week) were stained
by chemicals... Not to mention that the price has gone up.
Regards.
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Xavier F. BILLE
Maisons-Alfort - France.
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From: p.macmahon@xxxxxxxxxx
To: LeicaReflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [LRflex] Scanner
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:51:26 +0100
I am new to the forum, live in London (UK) and need some advice. My fiftieth
birthday approaches, and word is that a whip-around might result in a
considerable sum. I take 35mm slide film (with my Leica R6 with Brightscreen)
as well as some black and white. My family also has a large collection of
family slides taken by my father with his M3. He obviously worked carefully, as
the quality of the latter is astonishing, - I have been trying to catch-up... I
thought of a scanner. Well, to be frank, I thought of many things, but a
scanner seemed a practical piece of equipment. Supposing the pot amounted to
$1000, would this be wisely spent on a scanner, and what make etc, etc...?
Would this be enough? I am devoted to my 50mm 1.4 Summilux (E60) and 28mm
Elmarit, using them for family portraits and landscape, along with general
stuff. Sometimes I think I should buy a digital camera that would take these
lenses, but the quality of those M3 slides just haunts me. Do I need to desert
film or just improve my craftsmanship? And so I go round again. But the scanner
thing, and any other comments, would be appreciated. Richard
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