Re: Closet Digital Shooters...Announcement:

In article <DMmdnfZgcI9qI5feRVn-2g@xxxxxxxxxxx>, weg9@xxxxxxxxxxx
says...
>
> "Rox-off" <roxydurban@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1d74e4baa20b0eed98968e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <AsjOe.8104$Us5.6292@fed1read02>, "Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest
> even number here)@cox..net> says...
> > >Well, we can't all have good taste when it comes to design...
> >
> > Ya, leave it to you Leica folks to care more about how the camera
> > looks...than how it captures images...
> > :)
>
> Speaking of which, I am going to visit camera heaven tonight. I came
> across an ad on a local website yesterday - there is a guy who lives
> pretty close by to me who is selling his entire Leica collection and
> Nikon collection.
>
> Had a long chat with him on the phone last night. He has stuff that I
> would really like to own, Nikon F's, black F2's, Nikkormats, tons of
> lenses. He also has about 10 Leica's with a whole bunch of accessories.
>
> Reason for selling? Gone digital...
>
> Crazy. Just plain crazy. I have ordered my film scanner and unless I get
> commissioned to do something for someone, I will be shooting mostly film
> from now on. I have a bulk loader and dozens of cartridges, so all I
> need to find now is a film processing kit for E6 and B&W and I will be
> all set for the next few decades!
>
> Which scanner did you eventually decide to buy? - The reason I ask, is
> because I am going to get a few bucks at the end of October, and I have
> decided to buy one myself. I was thinking about the Konica-Minolta 5400.
> they have a model 2 out, but I don't know if it is worth the extra money. I
> think the only difference is scan speed, but I don't really know. I am also
> mulling over the Nikon....

I ordered the K-M Scan Dual IV based on the recommendations here and
also a few reviews on the web. It's half the price of the nearest Nikon
model and I don't think the Nikon is twice as good. We'll see.

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