A photographer friend of mine just sold one. I believe he said it went for $4000. Too rich for my blood. Paul
On Dec 2, 2011, at 12:09 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > Getting this out there a little early, but I know that PDML-ers may > have connections... > > If you know anyone that has an Imacon film scanner that they are > willing to part with, I am looking. Ideally, I will not be purchasing > it until next summer, but since these don't come on the market just > every day, I would like to know about anything available as you hear > about it. > > *Please ping me off-list. > > The one thing that is clear to me is that Imacons can be a bit of a > white elephant and the prices dropping fairly rapidly in the U.S.. I > think this is due to several factors: > • Apparently you now have to send them to the UK to get them serviced (ouch) > • Service can be expensive > • Imacons seem to be more of a Mac-compatible product (and older Macs, at > that) > • The latest flatbed scanners, like the recent Canon and Epsons offer > darn-good quality for a fraction of the price and have none of the > weird connection issues of the Imacons > > Still, for the right price, I think I'd like an Imacon over an > alternative. For one thing, I have a Mac that would work with it > already. My son-in-law could use it for his Pentax 6x7 negatives, and > I'm getting a 6x17 camera late this winter... so my "need" is not > immediate, but I would appreciate it if you happen to see one on your > local Craigslist, have one, or know of someone who is selling for > whatever reason. Thanks in advance! > > Darren Addy > Kearney, Nebraska > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
