Digital BW, The Print

Hi DD,

> I used a Leaf for years. It's a fantastic scanner (dog slow but
> the quality was
> superb).

For B&W, it isn't that slow.  You can set the exposure to "minimum" with
absolutely no degradation in scan quality, and it does a 6x6 scan in under 4
minutes.

> What I'd worry about is software and spare parts. Get some bulbs
> (they used
> to cost $150).

Parts seem to be readily available, and the bulb is around $130 new from
www.leafstuff.com.

> The software (Photoshop plug-in) ran in older versions of
> Photoshop but god
> knows how long that will last too.

The Mac only uses the plug-in, and it seems to work fine on the latest OS.
On the PC, I use the standalone application with W2kP, and it works fine.

Austin