[LRflex] Re: Scanner
- From: "William B. Abbott III" <captbilly3@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:04:52 -0700
Richard,
Lasersoft Imaging still offers their SilverFast scanning software for
the Nikon film scanners.
I've used their intuitive, wonderful software for years very
successfully with flatbed scanners and a Nikon 5000Ed Super Coolscan.
Their current offerings run with Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5 and several
versions of Windows up to Vista.
For more, go to
http://www.silverfast.com/show/scanners-nikon/en.html
I must add that I am not connected with Lasersoft in any way except as
a satisfied user of their software.
All the best,
Bill
On Aug 18, 2009, at 1:14 AM, Bille Xavier F. wrote:
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.
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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