[filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes

2002-01-05 Thread
In a message dated 1/5/2002 0:39:38 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > The Agfa DuoScan T2500 is the same as the Microtek ArtixScan 2500 > > In the same way, presumably, that the Polaroid 4000 and Microtek 4000 are > the same, then? Ie different casework - 'cos they don't look much the same.

[filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes

2002-01-04 Thread TonySleep
On Fri, 4 Jan 2002 07:53:36 EST ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > The Agfa DuoScan T2500 is the same as the Microtek ArtixScan 2500 In the same way, presumably, that the Polaroid 4000 and Microtek 4000 are the same, then? Ie different casework - 'cos they don't look much the same. Regards Tony Sl

[filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes - Epson 2450

2002-01-04 Thread Dave King
- Original Message - From: Ian Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Some one should clue Silverfast in that it's a new day. >WE have and they listen and they are slowly actioning the necessary >modifications - just you haven't been watching :-0 >BTW: SilverFast operates on the high bit data and

[filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes

2002-01-04 Thread
In a message dated 1/4/2002 7:47:39 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I was under the impression that Microtek built Agfa specced and designed > scanners under contract. There's no direct equivalent of, say, the Studio > T2500, in the Mtek branded range AFAIK. The Agfa DuoScan T2500 is the s

[filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes

2002-01-04 Thread TonySleep
On Fri, 04 Jan 2002 15:22:13 +1100 Op's ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I was under the impression that Agfa rebadged Microtek scanners. I was under the impression that Microtek built Agfa specced and designed scanners under contract. There's no direct equivalent of, say, the Studio T2500, in the

[filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes

2002-01-03 Thread Op's
Ned Nurk wrote: > well when I was working for agfa r&d they were making a loss on every > scanner sold, trying to build market share. > I was under the impression that Agfa rebadged Microtek scanners. Rob --

[filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes - Epson 2450

2002-01-03 Thread Ian Lyons
> Some one should clue Silverfast in that it's a new day. WE have and they listen and they are slowly actioning the necessary modifications - just you haven't been watching :-0 BTW: SilverFast operates on the high bit data and has more features available in that mode than Photoshop - it just do

[filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes

2002-01-03 Thread Ned Nurk
I thought they made a couple of the high end scanners at the time (this was a few years ago though). They did however write all the scanning software. I know I worked on some of it :-) >From: "" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] &g

[filmscanners] RE: Agfa woes

2002-01-03 Thread Hemingway, David J
day, January 03, 2002 8:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes Sadly, I suspect that part of the problem Agfa is facing is their ownership. The company is now owned (and has been for several years) by a pharmaceutical multinational (Bayer) and they probably have lit

[filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes

2002-01-03 Thread
In a message dated 1/3/2002 7:47:18 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > well when I was working for agfa r&d they were making a loss on every > scanner sold, trying to build market share. Agfa doesn't make the scanners it sells. The low-end consumer scanners they sell are made by Acer and the

[filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes

2002-01-03 Thread Arthur Entlich
Sadly, I suspect that part of the problem Agfa is facing is their ownership. The company is now owned (and has been for several years) by a pharmaceutical multinational (Bayer) and they probably have little patience for a unprofitable product line, no matter how it improves customer loyalty or re

[filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes

2002-01-03 Thread Ned Nurk
well when I was working for agfa r&d they were making a loss on every scanner sold, trying to build market share. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [filmscanners] Agfa woes >Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 16:34 + (GMT) > >It seems Polaroid is not t

[filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes

2002-01-03 Thread TonySleep
On Wed, 02 Jan 2002 21:31:10 +0100 Johnny Zasada ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > But what will be left when the struggle is over? I don't feel > photography is > in good hands when companies like Sony, Adobe, Casio, Epson, Microsoft > and > whatever will dominate the market. They lack the true fe

[filmscanners] Re: Agfa woes - Epson 2450

2002-01-02 Thread Bernie Ess
- Original Message - From: "Johnny Zasada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I feel the same as you about the price/performance-ratio of MF film >scanners. Did you use any other scanner for MF before Epson? Right now I'm >wondering if it would make sense for me to upgrade from an Umax Astra 4000 >to t

[filmscanners] RE: Agfa woes

2002-01-02 Thread John Milne
This is my first post to [EMAIL PROTECTED], so let's hope I've got it right. I am the proud owner of one of those cheap scanners, an Epson 2450. Its seems to turn out scans from negs and prints both of which are of a very high standard, containing more information than my photoshop elements will