Re: Re: Re: Remembrance Day pics and poetry up...

2001-11-28 Thread David Brooks

Yes it helps a lot.
Thanks.
Does this scanner just scan 35 mm or will it do 2 1/4 
stuff as well.Going to borrow and use my Dad's
Yashica Mat thsi winter to take some BW rural winter
scenes.Our Mapping dept head say's i'll get some
nice prints from this size.Hope so.
I'm not sure about the D30 to comment for you
but i have the D1 and so far have been happy with it.
Just need the 80-200 f2.8 and possibly the sb28dx flash
and there's no stopping me.(well some times a stiff
breeze does oh well).

Dave

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From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 09:16:49 +
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Subject: Re: Re: Remembrance Day pics and poetry up...


PhotoShop can help get the red out LOL
Cotty, did you scan from prints or negatives?
and what equipment do you use??

Dave (still deciding on what scanner)Brooks

Hi Dave,

Film was Superia 200 (cos it's cheapest I can get £1.25 a roll) 
colour 
neg, processed at £2 a roll, scanned on a Nikon LS-1000 giving 2700 
dpi 
and 20MB file sizes - plenty for printing A4 (11X8) at 300 dpi on 
my 
steam-powered Epson Stylus Photo EX printer via a PowerMac 8100 with 
G3 
250MHz Sonnet upgrade card and 178MB RAM installed. For printing A3, 
Photoshop 5.5 interpolates brilliantly and the prints are stunning, 
despite what some may say regarding inkjet output. It falls down 
slightly 
on mono images just  using the black ink, but if you like your B and 
W 
prints grainy, reportage style (like I do), then worry not!

I used to have a Polaroid Sprintscan that was also pretty good, 
except it 
turned into an expensive paperweight just after the expiry of the 
warranty and Polaroid's support was unsympathetic and rude, despite 
it 
being an obvious and even acknowledged hardware flaw. For that reason 
I 
would never buy another Polaroid product. I sold it for scrap on eBay 
(for about £80 - so someone must have another duff Sprintscan they 
wanted 
to try and fix!) and got a used Nikon LS-1000 which hasn't missed a 
beat 
since I've had it. Obviously if buying today I would get a higher 
spec 
model, but I would buy another Coolscan without doubt. Silverfast 
software is fine, the scanner hardware is sturdy, without the plastic 
feel the Sprintscan had, although the neg carrier is fiddly, overall 
and 
8 out of 10.

If I thought I was going to stay film based, I would upgrade to an 
newer 
Nikon, but I'm saving the pennies for a MZ-D when it arrives, or a 
Canon 
D30 if it doesn't. Hence the Coolscan will still do service scanning 
pics 
 from my LX which I have now decided will stay with me right into my 
coffin.

Hope this helps,

Cotty

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RE: Re: Re: Remembrance Day pics and poetry up...

2001-11-28 Thread Kent Gittings

I think the best multi format film scanner I've seen is the Minolta Scan
Pro. 4800dpi in 35mm, 4.2 dynamic range and does up to 6x9 I think. Not
cheap however.
Kent Gittings

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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Remembrance Day pics and poetry up...


Yes it helps a lot.
Thanks.
Does this scanner just scan 35 mm or will it do 2 1/4
stuff as well.Going to borrow and use my Dad's
Yashica Mat thsi winter to take some BW rural winter
scenes.Our Mapping dept head say's i'll get some
nice prints from this size.Hope so.
I'm not sure about the D30 to comment for you
but i have the D1 and so far have been happy with it.
Just need the 80-200 f2.8 and possibly the sb28dx flash
and there's no stopping me.(well some times a stiff
breeze does oh well).

Dave

 Begin Original Message 

From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 09:16:49 +
To: Pentax List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re: Remembrance Day pics and poetry up...


PhotoShop can help get the red out LOL
Cotty, did you scan from prints or negatives?
and what equipment do you use??

Dave (still deciding on what scanner)Brooks

Hi Dave,

Film was Superia 200 (cos it's cheapest I can get £1.25 a roll)
colour
neg, processed at £2 a roll, scanned on a Nikon LS-1000 giving 2700
dpi
and 20MB file sizes - plenty for printing A4 (11X8) at 300 dpi on
my
steam-powered Epson Stylus Photo EX printer via a PowerMac 8100 with
G3
250MHz Sonnet upgrade card and 178MB RAM installed. For printing A3,
Photoshop 5.5 interpolates brilliantly and the prints are stunning,
despite what some may say regarding inkjet output. It falls down
slightly
on mono images just  using the black ink, but if you like your B and
W
prints grainy, reportage style (like I do), then worry not!

I used to have a Polaroid Sprintscan that was also pretty good,
except it
turned into an expensive paperweight just after the expiry of the
warranty and Polaroid's support was unsympathetic and rude, despite
it
being an obvious and even acknowledged hardware flaw. For that reason
I
would never buy another Polaroid product. I sold it for scrap on eBay
(for about £80 - so someone must have another duff Sprintscan they
wanted
to try and fix!) and got a used Nikon LS-1000 which hasn't missed a
beat
since I've had it. Obviously if buying today I would get a higher
spec
model, but I would buy another Coolscan without doubt. Silverfast
software is fine, the scanner hardware is sturdy, without the plastic
feel the Sprintscan had, although the neg carrier is fiddly, overall
and
8 out of 10.

If I thought I was going to stay film based, I would upgrade to an
newer
Nikon, but I'm saving the pennies for a MZ-D when it arrives, or a
Canon
D30 if it doesn't. Hence the Coolscan will still do service scanning
pics
 from my LX which I have now decided will stay with me right into my
coffin.

Hope this helps,

Cotty

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Re: Re: Remembrance Day pics and poetry up...

2001-11-27 Thread David Brooks

PhotoShop can help get the red out LOL
Cotty, did you scan from prints or negatives?
and what equipment do you use??

Dave (still deciding on what scanner)Brooks

Neigh Neigh
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Sent: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 23:01:03 +
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Subject: Re: Remembrance Day pics and poetry up...

Very nice pictures Cotty.Tells a big story.I realy 
like the way you work your DOF.

Jees - thanks loads. 

Going red,

Cotty

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