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2001-07-02 Thread Arthur Entlich
Am I mistaken, or wasn't the Minolta CLE also sold in a different skin as a Leica? Dave King wrote: I'm a big Minolta CLE fan also. I sold my Leica M camera years ago to get one. It doesn't have the build quality of an M, and the auto exposure shutter electronics can be finicky (don't

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2001-07-02 Thread Dave King
Leica) info. http://www.cameraquest.com/cle.htm Dave - Original Message - From: Arthur Entlich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 4:03 AM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Digicams again was Re: filmscanners: Minolta DiMAGE Scan Dimage 7 camera Am I mistaken

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2001-06-30 Thread Frank Nichols
: filmscanners: Minolta DiMAGE Scan Dimage 7 camera --- Frank Nichols [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Based on the advances in RAM technology over the past 10 years I am predicting a 1Giga Pixel camera in the not too distant future (5 years or less). The significance of this camera will be a drastic

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2001-06-30 Thread Robert Meier
Frank, Memory has increased at a rate of about 2 every 1.5 years. There is good reason to believe that this will not change a lot during the next few years to come. Even with new technologies being developed (if it succeeds and can be used for imagers) it takes years to get it ready for

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2001-06-30 Thread rafeb
At 07:42 AM 6/30/01 -0600, Frank Nichols wrote: Robert, I understand your hesitancy, however, you make several assumptions that I didnt. 1. SNR remains at todays levels. 2. Sensitivity remains at todays levels. 3. The array would be small - why not a 4 x 6 with a 10x increase in density? that

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2001-06-30 Thread Rob Geraghty
Dan Honemann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snippage] possibility of 6 Megapixel CCDs that are the same size as a 35 mm frame, I have to wonder if a $3k film scanner is a smart investment right now. I for one have hundreds of images already on 35mm film I want to translate to digital, so the film

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2001-06-30 Thread Al Bond
Herch wrote: However, there is no way I could use a D-1x, or an F-5 and a set of lenses, etc., without pain and suffering. Rafe wrote: I visited Michael Reichmann's web site yesterday (not sure about the spelling) wherein he claims that the Canon D30 produces a better image, all around,

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2001-06-30 Thread Dave King
Herch wrote: However, there is no way I could use a D-1x, or an F-5 and a set of lenses, etc., without pain and suffering. Rafe wrote: I visited Michael Reichmann's web site yesterday (not sure about the spelling) wherein he claims that the Canon D30 produces a better image, all

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2001-06-29 Thread Dan Honemann
Right now, I have three film cameras, a bunch of lenses and a Nikon LS30 film scanner. I *don't* have thousands of dollars to spend on a digicam. So I just want to get the best out of the gear I have, and that's why I'm here on this list. :) It's a pivotal time, and it makes buying

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2001-06-29 Thread rafeb
At 07:37 PM 6/29/01 -0400, Dan H. wrote: I figure on spending $10-20k when all is said and done (spaced out over a period of 2-3 years). I'm not opposed to spending $3k of that on a very high quality film scanner, and several thousand for a top-notch SLR and pro lenses. But I have to wonder if

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2001-06-29 Thread Dan Honemann
I visited Michael Reichmann's web site yesterday (not sure about the spelling) wherein he claims that the Canon D30 produces a better image, all around, than a Provia slide, shot on an EOS-1V, and scanned on an Imacon at 3200 dpi. Not sure I believe it, myself, but it is very provocative.

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2001-06-29 Thread Frank Nichols
Based on the advances in RAM technology over the past 10 years I am predicting a 1Giga Pixel camera in the not too distant future (5 years or less). The significance of this camera will be a drastic reduction is the required size of lenses by using software digital zooming - this will be

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2001-06-29 Thread Robert Meier
--- Frank Nichols [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Based on the advances in RAM technology over the past 10 years I am predicting a 1Giga Pixel camera in the not too distant future (5 years or less). The significance of this camera will be a drastic reduction is the required size of lenses by