Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Richard Wolfson" 
<rwolfson@L...> wrote:
> I think I could get an old but working LeafScan 45 for under 
$2,000, or
> a refurb Agfa Duoscan T2500 for around $3,000.


Richard,

I've owned the Agfa2500. I was not impressed. Everybody yells at 
me for slamming this scanner, but it did not produce sharp 
grain. Once you've seen sharp grain (like from my current 
Imacon), you know sharp grain from a scanner. Others, though, 
seem to like the Agfa. I too, did not care for the software. It also 
runs very slow.

Two of my friends are new owners of the Leaf 45. Yes, it probably 
runs slow, but it also seems to be related to the bulb. It seems 
that they're replacing the bulb and getting better performance. 
One of them got their scanner on ebay for something like $500! 
Then you drop another $400 or so tweaking it, and you're set. I 
have not seen the grain from the Leaf, so I can't speak firsthand 
about that. But they seem happy, and they're pretty picky too, like 
me.

Just my two cents. Good luck.

Mark Tucker