Moreno Polloni wrote:
> >Now, given the recent price reductions, for another £1,000 more than the > >competition, I can't see any reason to consider any other scanner over the > >Flextight. I am always open to contrary views though, and if anyone can > >provide good reasons not to go the Flextight route (barring saving the > >money) then I would take all advice on board. << > > With the current price reductions, the Flextight sounds pretty competitive. > When I was doing my comparisons, the Flextight II was 4x the price of the > Nikon/Polaroid scanners. The Flextight II was also slow, noisy in the > shadows, and the PC software wasn't very good. The Photo seems to be a > better all around scanner, and if I was in your position, given the new > pricing, I'd certainly give it a serious look. > > It's not the scanner for everyone though. If you have a lot of 35mm slides, > you'll need to remove them from their mounts. This may or may not be > acceptable to you, if your scanning volume is high. Of course, you could > always get your slide film returned unmounted and that would take care of > the problem. > > Another potential issue is scanning long 120 negs (panoramas). I had > difficulty with the film buckling towards the end of the scan. Film base > varies quite a bit between type and brand, so this is another issue that may > or may not be a problem for you. Good points you raise. I always get my 35mm slides unmounted and I mount the ones that I wish to file, so that is not problem. The panoramas would not be a problem either as I don't really do any. As for film base, there are about fifty profiles for various film types in the scanning software. How good they all are remains ot be seen. Simon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body