I've been using the old LS4000 for approx 7 yrs now and its been a solid performer. The LS50 is basically very very similar in spec to the older 4000 ie it has a 14 bit ad converter while the LS5000 has a 16 bit ad converter. Given my positive experience with the 4000 I would guess that either the LS50 or the LS5000 are very good bets.
Regards Patrick On 4/18/07, Paul Ewins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've decided that the time really has come to get a scanner for my > accumulated 35mm negs and slides. The trouble is that there simply isn't > much choice. Locally it boils down to the Nikon Coolscan 50 or Nikon > Coolscan 5000. The local pricing works out at roughly US$800 or US$1600. > > There is nothing much on eBay Australia second hand - no Canoscan 4000 or > Minolta 5400 - and I definitely want at least 4000DPI. I had a look at US > eBay and the Canons and Minoltas were still scarce and the Nikons all seemed > to be new. They were cheaper than I could buy them here (including postage) > but not cheap enough to make me ignore the local warranty. > > What I did see were a number of the Nikon LS8000 medium format scanners and > it looks like I might be able to pick one of those up for under $1000 > assuming they'll post to Australia. A bit of poking around on the B&H and > Calumet sites turned up the Microtek Artixscan MF scanner for US$1500 new. > > So now my choices are: > New Coolscan 50 (bought locally) vs. 2nd hand Nikon LS8000 bought in the US > > New Coolscan 5000 (bought locally) vs. Microtek Artixscan 120tf bought new > in the US. > > Does anybody have any direct experience with any of these units? Or have a > Minolta 5400 to sell? > > Thanks, > Paul Ewins > Melbourne, Australia > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Regards Patrick Genovese -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
