YO !! a Good Camera Club Mate gave me a Plustek OptikFilm 7200 film scanner as he had got the later model 8200i for £18 quids at a Car Boot Sale so gave me his first one . There were NO film holders with it. I had to search and ordered from a '3rd Party ' on AMAZON -- Waited over 3 weeks -- no delivery -- they said item had been 'Dispatched July 13th for Delivery July 23rd ' NO DELIVERY so I made a Complaint and their E-mail said 'Technical Difficuties in Warehouse , Item had NOT actually left -- did I want a Refund' So I left a Negative Complaint and got some Film Holders from WEX Photographic next day Delivery ! Then I got a phone call from a Bloke apologising and I told him I had checked up on his Company and the 'warehouse' was in Amsterdam and Company Office actually in USA but he said it was 'GERMANY' so I broke into GERMAN that I had learnt in the Army RAMC 1955-58 and he was amazed and offered as Compensation to pay for my WEX Holders !! Vielen Dank ! So I tried out scanner on some A-1 Velvia Slides taken June 2009 in Normandy. FRANCE for the 65th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings and went there in my 'Veterans' Gear' even though I was 11 years TOO LATE for D-Day but the real D Day Vets let me march with them as a Respect for the Men Who Didn't Make It and I was VERY PROUD ! A-1 Normandy 02 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr A-1 Normandy 03 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr A-1 Normandy 04 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr A-1 Normandy 05 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr A-1 Normandy 06 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr A-1 Normandy 07 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr A-1 Normandy 08 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Many thanks not only for the awesome photography, but also for the excellent background narrative. A very well executed project of profound importance. Cheers Mate. ) tt
These 2009 slides caused lots if interest so I add a few more -- Veterans chat waiting for 'The Off' to march through Arrowmanches -- the French Foreign Legion all sprung to attention as our Old Bones made the march and the French People clapped the we met former PM Rt Hon GORDON BROWN MP --- NORMANDY 2009 : Veterans before we went on the March through Arrowmanches by Peter Elgar, on Flickr The Drum Head Service finished -- you can see Gordon Brown -- he came over the meet us getting WET in the RAIN ! NORMANDY 2009 : THE VIP's -- YOU can see former Prime Minister Gordon Brown by Peter Elgar, on Flickr SWORD BEACH --- what sounds there must have been June 6th 1944 --- all quiet now --- NORMANDY 2009 : Sword Beach -- quiet now -- by Peter Elgar, on Flickr French Commandos Memorial -- there is also one to British Commandos but I will show it later perhaps NORMANDY 2009 : French Commando Memorial by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
