Re: filmscanners: Polaroid SS4000 / 4000+ / 120 ???

["Ron Carlson" <carlson@olypen.com>]

David, does this imply that the 4000+ and the 120 have the same or very
similar Dynamic Range ??
Regards, Ron Carlson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hemingway, David J" <HEMINGD@polaroid.com>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:57 AM
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Polaroid SS4000 / 4000+ / 120 ???


> Lloyd,
> The SS4000+ will be selling for less than the prices you mentioned
although
> not for the current SS4000 price. Hope that will take some of the sting
away
> but frankly I don't own anything electronic that is not worth a mere
> fraction of what I paid for it two years ago.
> If you sold you current scanner for $300 - $500 and applied that to a new
> plus you will be in good shape and you still will be able to get those
great
> sharp images at maximum OD in a single, time saving pass .
> Also in hindsight I would have sold my Polaroid stock a year ago!! :)
> Thanks for buying Polaroid in the first place!!
> Regards
> David
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Lloyd O'Daniel [mailto:lodaniel@bham.rr.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 6:36 AM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: Polaroid SS4000 / 4000+ / 120 ???
>
> I can give you my opinion on part of this comparison. I have a SS4000,
> bought 2 years ago at $1425. A friend of mine recently purchased a SS120.
I
> scanned a couple of 35mm slides on his 120 that I had previously scanned
on
> my 4000. My 4000 scans look great, but the 120 scans shows significantly
> greater detail in highlights and shadows. The dynamic range numbers
> published by Polaroid seem to be accurate.
>
> Frankly, I'm a bit miffed at Polaroid for the manner they have handled the
> 4000/4000+ situation. I am assuming that the 4000+ will have dynamic range
> similar to that of the 120. Had Polaroid chosen to market the 4000+
> concurrently with the 4000 at a time when one could have obtained a
> reasonable resale value on the 4000, I would have upgraded to get the
higher
> DR. Instead, they have dumped 4000's on the market for $500 net or so for
6
> months, making my scanner virtually worthless. There is no way I can
spring
> $1500 on a plus now. Polaroid loses a sale. They also haven't had a 35mm
> scanner they can get $1500 for lately. I would think they need the cash. I
> would say that they deserve their current financial situation in this
> regard.
>
> In hindsight, I would have been better off to have upgraded to a Nikon
> 4000ED before the legs were cut off the SS4000. I did think of doing this.
> Poor performance ratings of the Nikon 14-bit scanner vis a vis dynamic
range
> dissuaded me from doing this.
>
> Lloyd
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Gordon" <mail@davidgordon.co.uk>
> To: "Filmscanners" <Filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 2:38 AM
> Subject: RE: filmscanners: Polaroid SS4000 / 4000+ / 120 ???
>
>
> > Hemingway, David J [HEMINGD@polaroid.com] wrote on Thu, 29 Nov
> > 2001 12:52:57 -0500
> >
> > >I would imagine one could develop a test that showed the differences
but
> I
> > >am not sure you would see that much difference on a practical basis.
> >
> > This is between the 4000 and the 4000 + ? Would a reasonable person see
> > any difference between a 35mm scan done on a SS120 against a 4000 or
4000+
> ?
> >
> > BTW what's happening about the bulk slide feeder device for the 4000? Is
> > there a chance of seeing an uncut film loader too - something to allow
me
> > to scan a whole roll of 35mm?
> >
> > --
> > David Gordon
> > mail@davidgordon.co.uk
> >
> >
>