If you want me to scan the slide I will do so Simon; I have a Minolta
5400. I have just reverted to MF again, having sold my lovely Bronica
RF645. I went and bought a new one again (!), financed by my Contax G2
with any luck. At present I use my Epson 2450 to scan 645 negs and
transparencies, but it might be worth upgrading (if I can find anything
else to sell ...) if the 4990 is that good.
Cheers
Chris
On 11 Mar 2005, at 07:25, Simon Worby wrote:
>
> Moose wrote:
>
>> The 4990 has been released.
>
> After much thought about "proper" film scanners, I opted for a flatbed
> one instead, and bought the 4990 a few weeks ago. I didn't want to
> spend a fortune, and it offers useful additional functionality that a
> "proper" film scanner doesn't.
>
> I'm no expert at using it, and/but so far I've been very impressed.
> I've sent scans off to be printed at 9" x 6" by Peak Imaging -- a
> couple of the same images as I've previously had printed by them
> directly off slides. There is no perceptible difference in quality at
> all, and I am extremely pleased with that. And at £1.50 instead of
> £5.50, with a quicker turnaround, and without the need to entrust the
> Post Office with my film another two times, I'm very pleased with the
> results.
>
> With ICE, scanning is slow. 8 slides take an hour. But the computer is
> still usable during the process.
>
> I was going to try to find someone to scan in a slide for me with a
> "proper" film scanner, so I can compare the results (off the same
> slide) with the 4990, and then publish them for all to see. If anyone
> in the UK is game, please contact me off-list.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
>
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