rayfoxlee
Raymondo
Hi everyone!
I would be really grateful for some thoughts from the membership on what seems to be a very knotty problem - at least it is to me!
I use both 35mm and 6x6 (and 6x4.5) cameras and, until recently, left my serious scanning to 6x6 negs on my now rather old Epson Perfection 2450 scanner - which is surprisingly good up to A4 (which is as big as I can print, although I have had one neg printed to the next size up and the results were superb). BUT, 35mm is no great shakes at all, but just about passed muster for non important pix.
What has changed, is the new 'boy' that has found its' way into my camera bag in the shape of a Leica M2 + F2 Summicron. Time for the scales to drop from my eyes! The quality of the 'cron just amazes me. My first XP2 processed by a mini lab made me wonder just how close I could get the quality from the M2 to my Rolleiflex 2.8F.
Although I am loathe to give up my beloved 2.8F, the M2 offers all the benefits of interchangeable lenses and in a more portable size. I am tempted to buy the Epson 4990 to improve the quality of the prints from 6x6 further, whilst improving on the 35mm output too. I am wondering, though, if an older scanner - say the Minolta Dual Scan IV - may be a better option to bring out the quality of the Leitz optics, whilst soldiering on with the old 2450 for MF. Unfortunately, budget won't stretch to the latest Minolta 5400 scanner, which would be my scanner of choice.
Vincent Oliver from photo-i.co.uk seems to suggest that the 4990 comes pretty darned close to the Nikon Coolscan 4000 but I'm not sure how close the Nikon is to the Minolta.
Leica cameras should have a financial health warning. It's not just the cost of the camera that knocks a hole in your wallet (billfold(?) to you guys over the other side of the pond). All the updating of other kit needs to be considered too!
Has anyone else faced this major crisis??!! Decisions, decisions.
Ray :bang:
I would be really grateful for some thoughts from the membership on what seems to be a very knotty problem - at least it is to me!
I use both 35mm and 6x6 (and 6x4.5) cameras and, until recently, left my serious scanning to 6x6 negs on my now rather old Epson Perfection 2450 scanner - which is surprisingly good up to A4 (which is as big as I can print, although I have had one neg printed to the next size up and the results were superb). BUT, 35mm is no great shakes at all, but just about passed muster for non important pix.
What has changed, is the new 'boy' that has found its' way into my camera bag in the shape of a Leica M2 + F2 Summicron. Time for the scales to drop from my eyes! The quality of the 'cron just amazes me. My first XP2 processed by a mini lab made me wonder just how close I could get the quality from the M2 to my Rolleiflex 2.8F.
Although I am loathe to give up my beloved 2.8F, the M2 offers all the benefits of interchangeable lenses and in a more portable size. I am tempted to buy the Epson 4990 to improve the quality of the prints from 6x6 further, whilst improving on the 35mm output too. I am wondering, though, if an older scanner - say the Minolta Dual Scan IV - may be a better option to bring out the quality of the Leitz optics, whilst soldiering on with the old 2450 for MF. Unfortunately, budget won't stretch to the latest Minolta 5400 scanner, which would be my scanner of choice.
Vincent Oliver from photo-i.co.uk seems to suggest that the 4990 comes pretty darned close to the Nikon Coolscan 4000 but I'm not sure how close the Nikon is to the Minolta.
Leica cameras should have a financial health warning. It's not just the cost of the camera that knocks a hole in your wallet (billfold(?) to you guys over the other side of the pond). All the updating of other kit needs to be considered too!
Has anyone else faced this major crisis??!! Decisions, decisions.
Ray :bang:
