RE: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-25 Thread Mike Stephens
Leisure Publishing Company 540-989-6138 -- From: Lynn Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 13:29:39 -0400 (EDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice. 7.50 per drum-scan is a bit pricey,

RE: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-25 Thread Laurie Solomon
Director Leisure Publishing Company 540-989-6138 -- From: Lynn Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 13:29:39 -0400 (EDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice. 7.50 per drum-scan is a bit

Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-25 Thread Tony Sleep
On Thu, 24 May 2001 20:19:20 -0700 Arthur Entlich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: or you wouldn't see the incredible amounts of stock and cash transfers as smaller agencies ar being swallowed up by the likes of Bill Gates (Corbis) and Getty Industries. Hm. Much more to do with their big

Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-25 Thread Tony Sleep
On Thu, 24 May 2001 15:42:06 EDT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Whenever I've mentioned 50Mb drum scans at $10 on the Stockphoto list I've had lots of people ask where?. And the answer is?? :-) The going rate in London is 25-35GBP+17.5%VAT, about $45-65US equivalent! Regards Tony Sleep

Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-25 Thread Tony Sleep
On Thu, 24 May 2001 19:08:51 -0400 Ray Amos ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: In my opinion, Nikon has really improved the digital ice feature. I cannot tell any difference in sharpness using and not using digital ice cubed even when zoomed side-by-side until you could see the pixels. If it is

Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-24 Thread Tony Sleep
On Wed, 23 May 2001 17:51:42 EDT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: If I got a 4000 desktop scanner of my own it would need to produce about ten fully finished scans per hour to be worth considering. Is this possible considering the amount of time that dust busting might take? IME with the

RE: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-24 Thread Paul Chefurka
]] Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 8:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice. On Wed, 23 May 2001 17:51:42 EDT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: If I got a 4000 desktop scanner of my own it would need to produce about ten fully finished scans

RE: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-24 Thread Laurie Solomon
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice. Actually, Nikon has the Coolscan 8000, and Polaroid is now also shipping (it's name escapes me) a medium format, 4000 dpi scanner. The Nikon has the ASF ICE^3 suite. Pat - Original Message - From

Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-24 Thread James L. Sims
E-Cost is showing both the Nikon 8000 and Polaroid 120 in their product list. Jim Tony Sleep wrote: On Wed, 23 May 2001 20:04:57 -0500 Laurie Solomon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I believe you may be mistaken or misinformed. The new 4000 ppi scanners are 35mm film scanners and not

Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-24 Thread Lynn Allen
--Original Message-- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tony Sleep) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: May 24, 2001 12:18:00 PM GMT Subject: Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice. On Wed, 23 May 2001 17:51:42 EDT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: If I got a 4000 desktop scanner

Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-24 Thread TREVITHO
Dear Lalle Converting to dollar sums for universal simplicity. UK prices for system time vary between $75 - $125. Apparently New York is slightly cheaper than even the UK provinces. If I get a 120 scanner I will also need a Computer to plug it into, a table to put it on and by many

Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice. (time)

2001-05-24 Thread Ray Amos
Paul Chefurka wrote: If I got a 4000 desktop scanner of my own it would need to produce about ten fully finished scans per hour to be worth considering. Is this possible considering the amount of time that dust busting might take? IME with the Polaroid 4000, absolutely not. I achieve

Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-24 Thread Ray Amos
On Wed, 23 May 2001 17:51:42 EDT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: If I got a 4000 desktop scanner of my own it would need to produce about ten fully finished scans per hour to be worth considering. Is this possible considering the amount of time that dust busting might take? IME with

Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-24 Thread Arthur Entlich
Bob makes many reasonable points, in terms of the real time costs of film scanning. It is not a greatly differing argument from that of whether photographers should waste their time in the darkroom have someone else do it for them. To some extent the scan produced by the photographer has the

RE: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-24 Thread Laurie Solomon
-- From: Lynn Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 13:29:39 -0400 (EDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice. 7.50 per drum-scan is a bit pricey,

Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-24 Thread Arthur Entlich
Lynn Allen wrote: As a former Art Director, I don't think that Stock is an appropriate medium--it never was for my uses. Almost is not good enough in today's competition to stake one's career on. You need a photographer you know, who can get the results you need. While stock

Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-24 Thread Kevin Power
Director Leisure Publishing Company 540-989-6138 -- From: Lynn Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 13:29:39 -0400 (EDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice. 7.50 per drum-scan

RE: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-24 Thread Laurie Solomon
:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice. On Wed, 23 May 2001 20:04:57 -0500 Laurie Solomon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I believe you may be mistaken or misinformed. The new 4000 ppi scanners are 35mm film scanners and not medium

Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

2001-05-23 Thread Pat Perez
Actually, Nikon has the Coolscan 8000, and Polaroid is now also shipping (it's name escapes me) a medium format, 4000 dpi scanner. The Nikon has the ASF ICE^3 suite. Pat - Original Message - From: Laurie Solomon [EMAIL PROTECTED] I believe you may be mistaken or misinformed. The