I agree that the Tango and the Imacon scanners are expensive, and out of reach for many. But, if one wanted the best quality for a scan every now and then - perhaps to make a large exhibition print, or just to make a print of the highest quality, what's wrong with spending the $$. People are spending well over $1000.00 for some of their lenses, couple that to bodies costing $1000.00 or more, and hundreds, if not thousands of $$ for accessories, is spending $100.00 every now and then for a great scan out of the question?
I must admit to being lucky, because I can rent time on an Imacon 646 ... and that Kevin and Rob will provide lots of good scanning advice, should it be necessary. OTOH, there are a number of people on this list alone who have the highest quality Pentax lenses, and some of the most expensive Pentax bodies made, and do little more with their gear than make little 4x6 or 5x7 prints that get what is essentially drug store processing. I guess I just don't understand the obsession with quality in but one small part of the photographic chain, and skimping and cutting corners elsewhere. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 9/25/2005 2:28:29 PM > Subject: Re: anybody still shoot film? > > > On Sep 25, 2005, at 2:18 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > ... The Minoltas, Nikons, Epson, Canons, and whatnot > > that most people use are far from high quality, imo. ... > > There I agree with you, and my statements are made based on what I > see as output from these scanners, which are affordable and the basis > of what I've been doing since the early 1990s. > > I can't afford $5K to $20K drum scanners and Imacons, and unless you > can (or can afford $100 per scan charges), then the consideration of > those who use them is not germaine to what we have to work with as > real people with modest resources. I chose to concentrate on the > development of techniques and efforts for realistically priced > equipment. > > The Nikons, Minoltas, Epsons, Canons, whatnot are the "approachable > darkroom" of the film->digital world. The high end equipment is > generally impractically expensive for even a lot of professionals.
