Phillip;
Thanks for joining the party.
>I have not been following too close to the list lately because all the
>SUV posts and other things that don't interest me. However, I did
>notice a few questions regarding film scanners and bang for the buck.
>It's my opiion that Minolta's scanners have and still do offer by far
>the most bang for the buck. This includes all of them. I've used three
>different models and they all work fine on both Macs & Windows.
>Minolta's software is nothing too fancy but does the job. I'm finding
>that I will always have to do adjustments to color in Photoshop
>regardless of the scanning software.
That's a great recommendation.
> The best desktop ccd scanner I have
>used is the Polaroid 4000. It's worth the extra money if thats not a
>problem.
I think this is going to be my choice.
> I'm most disappointed in the Nikon line. The Nikon 2000 does
>a good job as to sharpness and dmax but it's got wide swings in color
>temp. I just don't like the way it sees color. I have never liked
>Nikons color temp so that may be me. For that kind of money the
>Polaroid blows it away.
>
>Next, have any of you used the new OM Camedia 2500. Based on what I saw
>of it will be a milestone in consumer digital camera history. It's
>really the first consumer digital that can be compared to film.
I looked at an ad for it in Pop Photo today. It looks like a real winner.
And, it looks like Olympus has modified the G-40 flash from the IS-3 for use
with the 2500, as well as offering screw-in supplemental lenses, also ala
IS-3.
> As
>associate of mine will have one in the next few days so I will put it
>through it paces. Based upon initial reviews, this thing can only be
>topped by a several thousand dollar Kodak/Nikon 3 ccd pro versions. And
>even then the quality differences is not that significant. The days of
>film over digital are certainly numbered for those who make their
>living, such as I do, from capturing images.
It appears so. :>(
George
> It's also apparent that
>Olympus is running away with the consumer high end and this is really
>blurring the distinction of pro vs. consumer.
>
>Phillip Franklin
>
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