I'm a serious amateur photographer, and am considering purchasing a new
Macintosh computer for use in filmscanning and image processing, among
other things. I'm currently considering two machines, a Macintosh G3
powerbook (400Mhz, 10Gb), which is currently on sale for $1,800 (a good
price for a M
Hi Paul.
First priority to me would be the input device.
Once you have bought it will last years and still be making good scans
when you have gone through several computer upgrades.
Any computer, Mac or PC will do what you want with your digital files
but your digital files need to be the best you
Hi Paul.
patton paul wrote:
> I'm a serious amateur photographer, and am considering purchasing a new
> Macintosh computer for use in filmscanning and image processing, among
> other things. I'm currently considering two machines, a Macintosh G3
> powerbook (400Mhz, 10Gb), which is currently on
On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Michael Wilkinson wrote:
> Hi Paul.
> First priority to me would be the input device.
> Once you have bought it will last years and still be making good scans
> when you have gone through several computer upgrades.
> Any computer, Mac or PC will do what you want with your dig
Paul writes ...
> I'm a serious amateur photographer, and am considering purchasing a
new
> Macintosh computer for use in filmscanning and image processing,
among
> other things. I'm currently considering two machines, a Macintosh
G3
> powerbook (400Mhz, 10Gb), which is currently on sale for $1,
Paul - you should be able to use a variety of monitors with a
powerbook, however you should always check each one's requirements
just to make sure. I work on a G3 powerbook with an external l9"
monitor, already not big enough for me. I don't think the powerbook
is too slow however one can al
Paul: I think the answer to your question depends a lot on what you are trying
to achieve... I agree that you should maybe take a little more time to look at
your scanner choice... There are a number of excellent scanners out there... I
personally use a Minolta Scan Elite... it has ICE and gives m
Michael wrote:
> My only hesitation on the Nikons is that the new ones
> are new... from what I've seen on this forum, the LS30
> owners wish they had an LS2000 (witness Rob and the
> jaggies)
Sounds like a name for a kid's adventure book; "Rob and the Jaggies".
The jaggies only bug me if I want
Paul wrote:
[snipped stuff about Macs which I can't comment on]
> I would also like to know more about filmscanners. Of the ones I've
> considered, the new Nikon Coolscan IV ED USB filmscanner is my favorite.
> However, at $895.00, the price is a bit high for a photo hobbyist.
[snip] How good is
too fussy and you
want the whole frame - 186 or 236 ppi to the printer at 11"
high or 13" wide.
Alan T
- Original Message -
From: Rob Geraghty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Re: computers, sc
RG> Define "quality". The Nikon IV ED is 4000dpi which is higher resolution
RG> than a standard Photo CD.
Sorry, but it is 2900dpi. Coolscan 4000 ED is
4000dpi, but IV ED unfortunately is not.
-- Alex
On Sun, 28 Jan 2001 01:30:43 -0600 (CST) patton paul
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> I'm currently considering two machines, a Macintosh G3
> powerbook (400Mhz, 10Gb), which is currently on sale for $1,800 (a good
> price for a Mac laptop), or a G4 PowerPC (desktop) (466Mhz, 30Gb), for
> $1,529.
-
> From: Rob Geraghty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 12:03 PM
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: Re: computers, scanners
>
> > > Would the highest resolution scan on the consumer grade
> photo CD be
> > > good enough to produce a high quality print as large as
> 11x13"
> >
> > I think so, yes, but define "high quality". :)
Alex wrote:
>RG> Define "quality". The Nikon IV ED is 4000dpi which is higher resolution
>RG> than a standard Photo CD.
>Sorry, but it is 2900dpi. Coolscan 4000 ED is
>4000dpi, but IV ED unfortunately is not.
Oops. I had it stuck in my head that *all* the new Nikons were 4000dpi.
Sorry! Anywa
Amen brother. The only consoling thought is that if I can get this system (film,
scanner,calibration,output) working, it will allow me to have more control over
the final image I hand my client. Problem is, everytime I think I see a light at
the end of the tunnel, it turns out to be another train
> CPU power is not the most significant aspect here. Most of the time RAM and
> hard disk space and speed will be more frustrating bottlenecks. A 10Gb disk
> will fill up amazingly quickly, and you will need 256Mb RAM. Enhancing any
> laptop is generally expensive and they are usually poor valu
On Sun, 28 Jan 2001 13:03:42 -0700, Michael Moore wrote:
>My personal advice would be to buy a G4, you'll find it way easier to expand
>(and you will want to expand once your scientific mind latches onto what is
>really happening here... there is never enough RAM or a large enough hard
>drive...)
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