Simon Regarding the Minolta, it's a good scanner and if memory serves, there has been a fair amount of discussion on ProDIG about it since July when it came out. There are also an increasing number of reviews on the web, just go to Google, you'll see what I mean and then there is comp.periphs.scanners as Michael suggests. The quality of these reviews is variable though but DP Review and Rob Galbraith, Digital Darkroom, Luminous Landscape et al are good sources IMHO.
I've used it for about four months and had considered the Nikon as an alternative but the price differential made me choose Minolta. I felt that the fact that the Minolta had USB2 and Firewire in addition to the highest resolution for a 35mm scanner on the market was a key point and it also has to benefit from technological advances in the last two years. The BJP (www.bjphoto.co.uk) did a review on it in their magazine and gave it an excellent review, it was in the last month but I think they'll have the review on their website and their consideration of its capabilities was for professional purposes so you may take more stock in their opinions versus generalised reviews from other sources. I know there are a couple of guys on the list who have had some reliability problems though. Cheers Alex > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of michael shaffer > Sent: 30 September 2003 15:36 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PRODIG] Minolta 5400 vs Nikon LS4000 > > > Simon writes ... > > > A colleague of mine is updating his ancient Mac equipment > > and has asked me whether the difference in expense of the Nikon LS > > 4000 scanner is worth it. ... > > > > I have already persuaded him that Vuescan will bring out > > the best in either scanner, ... > > I would agree about Vuescan, but can only attest to its > controlling a Nikon LS2000. For controlling the Minolta, the > best info is most likely found > here: > http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&group=comp.periphs.scanners ... and I see a lot of info on the 5400, and even some comparisons. hth & cheerios ... shAf :o) Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland www.micro-investigations.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
