Re: Evaluating VueScan with HP 3300c?

On 19 Nov 2005 11:34:28 GMT, Marjolein Katsma <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>But I'm not ready for digital - getting a camara with (by now)
>equivalent resolution would be a huge investment, quite apart from the
>fact that I'd need the film scanner and new computer anyway.
>
>And I'm not quite convinced a high-resolution digital camera would by
>itself be sufficient for (say) a 9-week trip across Asia. And that would
>mean extra hardware to store the pics externally - and extra weight to
>carry.
>
>My Canon Eos 5 with one (Tamron) "travel lens" is doing just nicely for
>me now. (And I have my little 2M camera phone as a backup, no need to
>carry a spare camera any more, that saves some weight.)

For me it's just a hobby so my requirements are fairly modest.

Although, before I switched I built up my analog gear to reach the
high end of the semi-pro or lower end of the pro market (Canon A1 with
a motor drive, bunch of lenses, etc).

In addition to other advantages of digital I also find the smaller
format and cheaper hardware a big plus. I mean, I would not carry my
analog gear on my bike trips as casually as I do my little digicam.

But, in absolute term, the quality does suffer.

>Even here, where the Nikon scanner with "European" warranty is cheaper
>than one with the Dutch warranty, I worry about that. I've also looked
>at ordering in Germany where such hardware and electronics in general is
>a lot cheaper than here (and that's not just the difference in VAT
>percentage) - but one problem and just shipping costs for repair could
>eat up the price difference.

I hear that Germany is about to increase their VAT (MwSt) to 19%.

BTW, what's BTW in the Netherlands these days? ;o)
(That's an inside joke only Dutch people get.)
It was around 20% if I remember correctly.

>I tend to think it may be better to accept a little higher price and
>order from my local (pro) photostore. Official dealer and all, and
>always excellent and personal service from the store. (And I could try
>to haggle a bit. ;-))

And you get to pay that "environmental tax"! ;o)

You know, the 25 guilders (or whatever it was) to dispose of the
electronic gear after it's thrown away. As an environmentalist I don't
mind that on principle but it's unfair that other countries don't do
it too.

I also liked Dutch money because of "weird" denominations 1, *2.5*, 5.
etc. That 2.5 guider coin (rijksdaalder?) or the 25 guilder note were
really neat! Of course, with the introduction of the Euro all that's
gone.

Don.
.

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