Odp: filmscanners: Nikon scanner selection

[fotografia - tomasz zakrzewski]

What do you a digital back for?
Do you intend to switch from viewing slides to viewing digital images on
your screen?
I don't see any point in switching to digital for my personal photography.
My peronal work is b&w on baryta paper.
I need digital equipment only because of my commercial photography - to send
quickly my photographs to a theater magazine or to have a cataloque on my
computer to have less fuss with backorders, to give theaters a set of
high-quality scans so they don't need my negatives, to apply some techniques
which I can't do traditionally because of time-pressure (i.e.
lith-processing).
A lot of application for a high-quality scanner.
But do some of you have the idea to switch to digital for everyday
photography? That would seem strange to me.

Tomasz Zakrzewski


----- Original Message -----
From: John Woodworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 3:04 AM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Nikon scanner selection


> Tomasz,
> I am at the same decision point as you are. I am holding out for the
> LS-4000ED. Maybe in two to five years digital backs will be at a quality
> and price point I can afford. Meanwhile, I'll be working on a giant
> backload of slides.
> John
>
>
> At 01:17 AM 1/17/01 -0800, you wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >I am just wondering which of the new scanners (IV or 4000) is a best buy
> >(hobby
> >purpose).
> >Of course 4000 is superior but the specification of IV seems to be better
than
> >LS2000 which is a decent scanner.
> >I am interested in your opinion what is a better solution ?
> >- buying IV and keeping 1000USD for a new full frame digital body
(assuming
> >that it will be available at
> >   reasonable price 3000~4000USD? within 1-2 years)
> >- buying 4000 and switch to digital body after 2.5~3 years
> >I know that nobody knows the perfect answer, just I am curious about your
> >opinions, advices
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Tomasz
> >
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