Re: nikon 8000 or polaroid 120

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On 24 Apr 2002 at 22:08, Stephen Greenfield wrote:

> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 4:25 AM
> > To: scan@leben.com
> > Subject: nikon 8000 or polaroid 120
> >
> >
> > I am in need of purchasing a scanner for 120 film. which is best ?
> > thanks
> > John
> 
> John,
> 
> I would seriously look at the Imacon Photo before either the Nikon or
> Polaroid models.  Yes, it's more money, though with extra film holders and
> film rebates now it would be around 1500.00 more or less than the top
> Polaroid model.


No doubt the Imacon is a top-notch film scanner, one of the best 
CCD scanners you can buy.  I've seen prints made from Imacon 
scans, and they are dazzling.

At the time the SS-120 and LS-8000 were introduced, it was still 
several times more expensive than either of these newcomers.

The two new models, as good as they were, created a downward 
pressure on the Imacon's selling price, so that now the Imacon 
is "only" $1.5 to $2K or so more expensive than the new models.

One reviewer (Michael Reichman) has posted some direct A:B 
comparisons between LS-8000 scans and those from an Imacon, 
(along with his comments on that comparison) at:

<http://luminous-landscape.com/nikon-8000.htm>


rafe b.

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