On Tue, 9 Aug 2005 20:31:49 -0500, bs.pearce@xxxxxxx wrote:
>Barry,
>Glad to see you're in the tall cotton.
Kind of stunted this year - drought conditions have made life a little tougher,
but we're making a late season comeback.
>The Minolta Scan Multi i...a price over $3k ...
>(!). I also apparently suffers from Minolta's lifelong problems with service
>and reliability. Out of box failures seem to be high.
>The Nikon 9000 is about $2k....\
>Winsor is the first reliable comment about the Mikrotek I've seen. I
>understand that it has a softer light source, and handles B&W better. I
>don't know if it requires a glass carrier for Xpan, but that's a question
>I'd like answered, Winsor. I also don't know about Microtek service,
>although Polaroids was apparently quite good.
My film work is all either b&w or color infrared these days, but I do have a
not insubstantial collection of 35mm color slides and negs I might work with in
the future. Still,b&w would go a long way,
especially at a decent price. Unfortunately, the Artixscan 1200 looks to be in
the $1200-1800 range, which makes it a little difficult for me to justify - I'm
keeping a pile of cash dry for the new E-
whatever or some decently fast glass for my e-1.
>Living where I do I don't get any hand's on opportunities. I suspect you are
>in the same problem,
Absolutely. There are surprisingly few pros, camera shops, or decent labs in
Peach Orchard where I can see or talk to people using high end equipment.
BB
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Barry B. Bean
Bean & Bean Cotton Company
Peach Orchard, MO
www.beancotton.com
www.beanformissouri.org
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