RE: Entry Level Negative Scanners

[Varró Norbert <varron@xxxxxxx>]

1. Disagree.
There is always a cost/benefit ratio. I've read about the HP
photosmart scanner extensively before I bought it and the next step
forward in quality seems to be 8-10 times more expensive.
Working with it has justified my decision so far.
2. On the other hand, high price doesn' mean high quality (see
Bang&Olufsen)
4. Dust doesn't collect only on cheap equipment. Mercedeses got dirty,
too.

just an opinion.
Norbert


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> From: 	johnp@xxxxxxxxx[SMTP:johnp@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 	Thursday, December 10, 1998 8:46 PM
> To: 	panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: 	Re: Entry Level Negative Scanners
> 
> Personally, I wouldnt and didnt buy a low price scanner for the
> following reasons:
>     
>     1.  Get the best scanner, cause your film/time worth the best.
>         Same reason I bought a prime lens and not a zoom, and use
>         very fine grain film.
>     2.  If you get a low end scanner, you get low quality - this
>         is quite true in all electronics stuff and everything else.
>     3.  Low end will get obsolete really fast, and the investment
>         is not worth it.
>     4.  Dust scratch and other nasty thing during scanning, can 
>         the low end scanner clean up those? or are you going to spend
>         couple days after scanning and clean it up in photoshop?
>         This will be your problem if you scan a lot of film.
> 
> John
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