Robert Buchanan wrote:
I am new to the forum and most of the discussion I find fascinating,
realizing how much I have to learn. At present, I have a practical question.
I have a Mac G3, Adobe Photoshop, a Epson Stylus Photo 700, and a Microtek 4
flat scanner. Most of my photo work are
the choice for you. If you are an amateur and just
wish to produce good
quality 8 x 10" prints, you do not need the top end,
and the others I
have suggested might give you several hundred
dollars (as many as $800
extra, in fact) left in your pocket for other toys.
Art
Art
I'll have
Art: You forgot to mention the Nikon LS-30. It will provide a somewhat lower
cost than the LS-2000, yet has ICE. It can also do multiscanning with Vuescan.
Gordon
Arthur Entlich wrote:
Robert Buchanan wrote:
I am planning on buying a dedicated slide scanner. I have looked up data in
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the choice for you. If you are an amateur and just
wish to produce good
At 12:05 AM -0800 11/10/00, Arthur Entlich wrote:
My job on this forum seems to be to "talk people down" from buying
products which are more than they need, and save them a few bucks.
Very nice summary of scanner choices, Art. Next time someone asks me
a similar question, I'll just hand them
Gordon Tassi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Art: You forgot to mention the Nikon LS-30. It will provide a somewhat
lower
cost than the LS-2000, yet has ICE. It can also do multiscanning with
Vuescan.
And with Vuescan it is able to output 10bits per channel while Nikonscan
limits it to 8.
As has
I have found Vuescan to be very effective and the interface pretty straight
forward. For example: I scanned an old Kodachrome I took of the Grand Canyon in
the '67 as a 16 ppi and the scan had a very dark segment in the foreground. I
played with the levels in Photoshop and was able to pull out
Buck, I am also very new here and have learned a great deal, and a few new
good jokes. I have recently purchased a Nikon LS-30 and that would be my
recomendation for about $649 new. You will not be sorry! I only hope that
one day I will be able to use it to it's fullest along with Photoshop. But
Buck wrote:
Microtek 4T and the Kodak RFS-3600. I have no one to ask about which
would be best for an amateur interested in enlarging slides to 8X10. Does
the difference in 2700 to 4000 dpi make any difference with my equipment?
Buck, I have a Nikon LS30 but if you can afford the Polaroid
