Comments on: Scanners the Achilles Heel http://figitalrevolution.com/2010/03/15/scanners-the-achilles-heel/ A Maverick Manifesto for the 21st Century Photograher Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:34:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Greg L. http://figitalrevolution.com/2010/03/15/scanners-the-achilles-heel/#comment-3090 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:19:28 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=3848#comment-3090 Could this late, but just sent an email to Kodak, referencing this article. I would be first on line for a dedicated, high-quality film scanner at that price point!

]]> By: adoyle http://figitalrevolution.com/2010/03/15/scanners-the-achilles-heel/#comment-2807 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:57:51 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=3848#comment-2807 even if they had the money and the inclination it would cost millions and take 2 years design to ship.
better idea is to partner with a company like plustek.
they have working built units that can be upgraded sensor electronics etc.. a machine like the Plustek OpticFilm 7500i SE.
as you remember kodak use to buy nikon f5 cameras and make them digital..
kodak could even license scan technology and boffins to a company like plustek.

]]> By: Joshua http://figitalrevolution.com/2010/03/15/scanners-the-achilles-heel/#comment-2667 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:20:37 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=3848#comment-2667 In a related matter…could this new content-aware tool in CS5 (nearly) obviate the need for dust/scratch removal in a low-end scanner?

Not as ideal as ICE, but it might be an awfully useful compromise.

]]> By: Return To Film » Blog Archive » Scanners, the Achilles Heel of Film… http://figitalrevolution.com/2010/03/15/scanners-the-achilles-heel/#comment-2603 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:16:04 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=3848#comment-2603 [...] would be very interested in a scanner as described by figitalrevolution.  So listen to the audio here, and let your voices be heard at Kodak.  Oh, and go buy some film… New [...]

]]> By: brightlightsvegasnights http://figitalrevolution.com/2010/03/15/scanners-the-achilles-heel/#comment-2595 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:48:35 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=3848#comment-2595 Here’s hoping you are right and they can be convinced. A new dedicated 135/120 scanner would be very cool at that price point. I’m skeptical that it will happen though. For my part, Kodak will be getting an email. You never know, right?

]]> By: Which Scanner - Seite 2 - Leica User Forum http://figitalrevolution.com/2010/03/15/scanners-the-achilles-heel/#comment-2592 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:28:16 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=3848#comment-2592 [...] Re: Which Scanner There is a good rant on the lack of good scanners at a decent price here. Figital Revolution [...]

]]> By: smogranch http://figitalrevolution.com/2010/03/15/scanners-the-achilles-heel/#comment-2573 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:04:40 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=3848#comment-2573 PS: I HOPE I’M WRONG. I’D BUY THE SCANNER!!

]]> By: smogranch http://figitalrevolution.com/2010/03/15/scanners-the-achilles-heel/#comment-2572 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:02:55 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=3848#comment-2572 Having worked for Kodak for five years, in Kpro, I would guess that this scanner will not come from The Great Yellow Father. Nor will it come from Fuji.
A scanner like this will be third party, smaller, offshoot company. I don’t think it will come from a big three or big five photo-entity, but that is my best guess.
While they enjoy selling and profiting from film, in my estimation, they are also looking beyond it. We are small in number, which in the end is the ONLY thing that matters.
When Ektalure paper was discontinued I was in the middle of the trenches in Los Angeles and the backlash was strong. However, when I cornered angry photographers, most of them admitted to last using Ektalure during their college days.
Same holds true with film. A lot of photogs talk a great game of “loving film,” but haven’t used it in years. Same with analog printing.

]]> By: Keith Loh http://figitalrevolution.com/2010/03/15/scanners-the-achilles-heel/#comment-2567 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:05:20 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=3848#comment-2567 Thank you for your idea. I think it’s a good way to make Kodak notice but any corporation will want some proper data in order to pass a cost analysis on productizing such a beast, even supposing that already have a technology or even a working prototype in place. What I mean is that a market survey might give them some valuable information to press the case. ex. income of the respondents, spending habits, comparable products they have purchased in the past year, film spending habits, formats, etc. On Kodak’s end, they already have an idea of what is selling and what is not in their own product lines, plus, what I didn’t hear mentioned, was response from retailers and distributors. Kodak is not going to sell these directly so they must have input from buyers as to what they think of the diminishing market for such scanners and possibilities for new ones.

One more thought on why some may already settle for the existing flatbed scanners is that they may only be scanning for the screen, in which case flatbeds are totally fine. Whereas if you are scanning for print, that is a different matter altogether. I currently only scan for the screen and while even at that point I can see some quality differences from my consumer Canoscan 8400F and the better flatbeds, so far that is good enough. Upgrading to an Epson V750 would be my next step, especially because I shoot 4×5 as well as the other formats.

]]> By: Dan Murano http://figitalrevolution.com/2010/03/15/scanners-the-achilles-heel/#comment-2564 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:28:16 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=3848#comment-2564 I offered to pre-order a year in advance.

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