Bill,
I agree the flatbeds are excellent, but there is no way I will agree that
for 35mm negatives or slides they match the Nikon 4000ED. No way.
Tom
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From: "whunter" <whunterjr@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Minolta 5400, was CH Ling's Portrait shots
> Depending on the volume of film scanning and whether you must scan all
> or most shots at maximum, don't underestimate the quality of
> state-of-the-art flatbed scanners now available at circa $200.
> Performance equal to the N'kon film scanner can be achieved with
> individual images. I concur with your assessment that the technology
> curve remains steep in this product line. Forecast is for a plateau in
> the technology with decreasing prices from new competition such as the
> Reflecta, etc. within a year. Flatbeds don't provide my 'lazy' ideal
> of starting the feed of a film roll punching the button and going off
> to do something else, but quality they CAN deliver leaving funds for a
> good bottle of wine or another Zuiko.
>
> The output link is the most difficult to predict at this time. The top
> Epson Prosumer inkjets with custom inks and careful fussing can produce
> awesome prints - - albeit at significant capital and material costs.
> Competition from HP may lower costs slightly. Color laser printers
> improve, but remain expensive. Color printing opportunities, either
> DYI or an outside lab may remain largely unchanged for the next few
> years. Gates may be right. The plummeting cost of LCD, improving
> prospects for OLED and concept of e-paper may create a world where our
> photo collection is viewed with a 'channel surfer' button. Only very
> select prints will become hard copy in large sizes while the snapshot
> market migrates to snapshot printers from HP.
> Long live the Jetsons.....
> Bill
>
> P. S. Post this as an after thought to the prior note re digital
> storage. Might add that my hope / prediction is for blue laser storage
> on "mini"-optical disks built into a digital camera. The storage
> density / cost /ease of use factors are ideal for this technology.
> On Saturday, August 23, 2003, at 02:08 PM, Jeff Keller wrote:
>
> > Some very experienced people also prefer Spr*ntScan to either Min*lta
> > or
> > Ni*on. By the time most people could learn to use three different
> > scanners near their capability, newer better stuff is available. I
> > don't
> > see much alternative to reading biased opinions to learn about the
> > differences, then placing a fairly big bet on one.
>
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