Digital BW, The Print

On Feb 26, 2007, at 6:29 PM, sagaface wrote:

> They seem to promise all answers to all questions. But I won't pay  
> for them.
>
> Has anyone read them? Opinions?
>
> thanks,
> Sarah
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: sagaface [mailto:sagaface@...]
>Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 01:29 PM
>To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Digital BW] Curious - anyone reading those Flaar reports?
>
>They seem to promise all answers to all questions. But I won't pay for them. 
>
>Has anyone read them? Opinions?
>
>thanks,
>Sarah
>
>
>
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> In a message dated 2/26/07 6:32:35 PM, sagaface@... writes:
> 
> 
> > Has anyone read them? 
> > 
> Some...
> 
> > Opinions?
> > 
> More to the point for outside organizations wishing to determine what the 
> state of the arts in a field is; if you are already in it, then the FLAAR reports 
> would not be a very practical way to learn about things... so if you are 
> considering acquiring Epson, or investing millions in competing against them, 
> definately buy the reports. If you are already participating in the field in 
> question, then they would be less likely to be of use.
> 
> C. David Tobie
> Product Technology Manager
> ColorVision Business Unit
> Datacolor Inc.
> CDTobie@...
> www.colorvision.com
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On Feb 28, 2007, at 6:24 AM, arlenelove3@... wrote:

> I've been reading the FLAAR reviews on film scanners and it seems  
> they all
> stink unless I can cough up at least 12K for a drum scanner. My  
> Minolta 5400
> dies and I need one in the range of $1000 more or less (preferably  
> less). After
>  reading FLAAR, it looks hopeless. Any recommendations?
>                         Arlene
> arlenelove3@...
>
> [snip]

>
> It's been a long time, Arlene, since I read a FLAAR review, but I got  
> that they were not writing for a small fish like me.
> 
> I would try to get a used drum scanner except that I'm not competent  
> to shop for one intelligently. My next stop down the quality and cost  
> ladder would be a Nikon; I'm not sure which one. To get below $1000,  
> I'd consider one of the best of the Epson flatbed scanners and  
> printing only relatively small prints from its scans; my guess is  
> that 11x14 is a stretch, at least when you've cropped. But what if  
> you used one of those to select out only a few exposures to take  
> somewhere for drum scanning?
> 
> Hard choices, I'm afraid.
> --
> Sam
> 
> 
> On Feb 28, 2007, at 6:24 AM, arlenelove3@... wrote:
> 
> > I've been reading the FLAAR reviews on film scanners and it seems  
> > they all
> > stink unless I can cough up at least 12K for a drum scanner. My  
> > Minolta 5400
> > dies and I need one in the range of $1000 more or less (preferably  
> > less). After
> >  reading FLAAR, it looks hopeless. Any recommendations?
> >                         Arlene
> > arlenelove3@...
> >
> > [snip]
>