I've just done a quick test using VueScan - and it is better than the
CyberViewX software that comes with the scanner :)
Allan
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>From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: Scanner
>Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 15:47:01 +0000
>
>
>Nor I, Allan(abandon film). I am not even sure that I will go for
>plan to sell my Bronica RF645 for an E400, although I am pretty sure
>that the latter is going to be worthwhile buy.
>
>I have just read the AP review of the Le*ca D-Lux 3 and I am not
>convinced of its merits, certainly not nearly £1800's worth ...
>
>I shall stick with my lovely OMs and E-1 for a good while yet.
>
>By the way, you should give Vuescan a try for your scanning efforts
>(www.hamrick.com. It takes a bit of getting used to, but the author,
>Ed Hamrick, is a hard-working soul who has provided excellent manuals
>and makes very frequent revisions of the software.
>
>Chris
>
>On 3 Dec 2006, at 15:02, Allan Mee wrote:
>
> > I figured a negative scanner would be better than a flatbed and
> > prints. I
> > don't want to totaly abandon film - for, if nothing else, my Fujica
> > STX1n
> > can work without batteries. But - comparing the pictures from the
> > 300D with
> > my film prints - I think most of my photography will be digital
> > now. I just
> > wish it was as nice a camera to use as my A1 or OM2. I wonder if
> > the Olympus
> > E400 is as well built and feels as nice to use as a film SLR? It's an
> > academic question for me at the moment - I couldn't afford one yet.
> > But the
> > 300D has certainly opened my eyes regarding the quality of images
> > of DSLRs -
> > I'm less confident that film will survive much longer. I've already
> > noticed that many supermarkets now only stock APS (I've never used
> > an APS
> > camera - so can't comment on them).
>
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