Subject: Re: [PRODIG] ICG drum scanners
When I did a survey of drum scanners a few years back the ICG came out as the cleanest by far and also because of the throughput the quickest to earn back its investment. That was when they cost $56,000. Secondhand they are now little more than a Flextight. > Hi Bob, > many thanks for your comments and info. The point above is why I started > the > thread. If I am about to shell out �12k on a new flextight, should I > be seriously > considering a second hand ICG? >Will the quality difference be THAT noticeable in editorial work? Baring in >mind the >poor repro quality offered by many mags.... >Also, with a Imacon 848 offering 50Mb / min realistic scanning times. Do >you think >the ICG could get anywhere near that speed....with mounting times >etc. Sooooo much >of our scans need to be turned around in silly times, I'm >worried that we wouldn't >have time to actually use the drum scanner >effectively. >Your thoughts appreciated. Ta Graeme =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
