I too am used to older Nikon scanners and combining multiple scans at different exposures. I have been using the Minolta for about a month, and have not as yet found an image which is beyond the usable dynamic range of the scanner in a single scan. My images are mostly Velvia, Astia and Pan-F so should be a decent test, but no Kodachrome (which is known to cause problems on just about all scanners).
--- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm about to buy a new MF scanner. The choices are > the Minolta Multi Pro and > the Nikon 8000. I have been using an LS 2000 and > like several features that > the Minolta doesn't have, but have always had > trouble combating a blue cast > that is hard to impossible to compensate for. I > believe this is due to the > LED light source. Vuescan does a fairly good job > correcting this, even with > my old Kodachromes, but is more difficult to use > than NS2.5. Kodachromes are > very dense and require a lot of work to correct. > What I really like about > the Nikon is the analog gain control, which enables > me to capture almost > invisable detail in dark areas and extreme > highlights in separate scans when > necessary, and then blend them in PS. I'm not sure > I could live without this > feature, though I realize it really is a workaround > for the LS 2000's limited > dynamic range. > > My questions for those that have used these scanners > are: > > 1. Does the Nikon 8000 still have the blue cast of > the 2000 or have they > licked this problem? How do old Kodachromes work > out? > > 2. Without the analog gain control on the Minolta, > I can't fiddle with the > exposure. With it's greater dynamic range, do users > find that they can > extract all the useable shadow detail, and not blow > out any highlight detail > in a single scan with a transparency? > > Any advise would be most welcome. > > Tom Wells > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], > with 'unsubscribe' in the title or body __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe' in the title or body
