Digital BW, The Print

> Message: 2
>    Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 10:30:37 -0700
>    From: George Hartzell <hartzell@...>
> Subject: Re: Betterlight scanner back...any users?
> 
> qdfb writes:
>  > I have used Betterlight's immediate ancestor, the Dicomed Field Pro,
>  > in the field.  These units are still supported by Mike Collette and
>  > colleagues at Betterlight.  The Field Pro's Betterlight equivalent is
>  > the 6000.
>  > [...]
> 
> Stephen Johnson (www.sjphoto.com) uses the Better Light Digital backs
> for all of his landscape work (and the Dicomed before that).  He's a
> friend of mine, and I've assisted while he's been shooting, so I have
> some first-and-a-half hand experience with them.  What are your
> questions?
> 
> <begin shameless plug for a friend w/ whom I have no financial connection>
> 
> If you're considering buying a back, you might look into buying it
> through Steve, he provides a great deal more user support and hand
> holding than you get directly from Mike et al.  He also has a couple
> of field workshops coming up where you'd get a lot of first hand
> attention.  Tell him that I sent you and that he owes me a beer....



I use a dicomed fieldPro.. just purchased on ebay back a six months.. I
use it for copy work- get a 129MB file... it is very slow-- and I have
had to work through operations and troublesome issues.. But, Mike
Collette is very available, and gives his attention to these problems
better than any manufacturer I have ever had experience with. You can
talk with him on the phone or by email, and he is very willing to be as
helpful as possible.. I did not even buy this unit from him, and he is
willing to help out as much as he can.. He will take a trade in from a
Dicomed users on one of his new backs... not a bad reason to keep
everyone happy. I met Mike at a trade show, and he is as genuine in
person as on the other end of tech support, and has been able to get my
aging dinosaur up and running. I'd go with this manufacturer.. just wish
new backs were not so expensive.. I have no idea how they work in the
field-- but I do know you need a lot of light, and things better not
move! Having said that the newer backs are quite a bit faster than mine.
and, I always considered that if I wanted a new back, the trade-in route
is attractive--- look on ebay.. they come up from time to time.

Mark MacKinnon
320studio