[filmscanners] RE: Minolta Scan Elite II Info
Thanks Ed, valuable info indeed. It's really worthwhile info to know that it will work with your software as previous versions did. Now, what about the quality ? Did you hear any opinions about his scanning capabilities ? Regards, Alex Z -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 10:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] Minolta Scan Elite II Info I've been working with someone to get VueScan working with the Minolta Scan Elite II, and I thought people might be interested in some technical details I've learned about this scanner. It's basically the same scanner as the Scan Dual II, except it adds an infrared channel and a Firewire interface (it also has a USB interface like the Scan Dual II). It does a single pass when acquiring the infrared data, unlike the Canon FS4000 and Acer ScanWit 2740 (which both require two passes to acquire the infrared data). It's manufactured by Avision and uses the same command set as the other Avision manufactured scanners (Minolta Scan Dual II, HP 5300 and HP 7400). Regards, Ed Hamrick -- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe' in the title or body Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe' in the title or body
[filmscanners] Re: Minolta Scan Elite II Info
In a message dated 12/29/2001 10:36:13 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > It's really worthwhile info to know that it will work with your software as > previous versions did. > Now, what about the quality ? Did you hear any opinions about his scanning > capabilities ? It's not yet working with VueScan and I don't have one myself so I don't really know. However, it's probable that the scan capabilities are almost identical to the Scan Dual II, except for the addition of an infrared channel. Regards, Ed Hamrick Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe' in the title or body
[filmscanners] RE: Minolta Scan Elite II Info
Ed Hamrick wrote: > It's basically the same scanner as the Scan Dual II, except > it adds an infrared channel and a Firewire interface (it also > has a USB interface like the Scan Dual II). and subsequently wrote (about its capabilities): > It's not yet working with VueScan and I don't have one myself > so I don't really know. > > However, it's probable that the scan capabilities are almost identical > to the Scan Dual II, except for the addition of an infrared channel. I'll be getting an Elite II soon (I've been offered a good upgrade deal on my Elite) and I'm hoping that the individual component selection and overall quality control is considerably better than the Scan Dual II: I've heard that the Scan Dual II performance can very considerably between different units. After all, the Elite II brochure makes a big thing over the increased shadow detail afforded by its 16 bit output compared with 12 bit scanners (like the Scan Dual II or the old Elite) but that would be pointless if the additional dynamic range is drowned by noise or marred by CCD anomalies. My hope is that the addition of the IR channel and Firewire was all part of a general tweaking of its components and electronics. Guess I'll find out soon enough! Al Bond Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe' in the title or body
[filmscanners] Re: Minolta Scan Elite II Info
Ed Hamrick wrote: > It's basically the same scanner as the Scan Dual II, except > it adds an infrared channel and a Firewire interface (it also > has a USB interface like the Scan Dual II). and subsequently wrote (about its capabilities): > It's not yet working with VueScan and I don't have one myself > so I don't really know. > > However, it's probable that the scan capabilities are almost identical > to the Scan Dual II, except for the addition of an infrared channel. I'll be getting an Elite II soon (I've been offered a good upgrade deal on my Elite) and I'm hoping that the individual component selection and overall quality control is considerably better than the Scan Dual II: I've heard that the Scan Dual II performance can very considerably between different units. After all, the Elite II brochure makes a big thing over the increased shadow detail afforded by its 16 bit output compared with 12 bit scanners (like the Scan Dual II or the old Elite) but that would be pointless if the additional dynamic range is drowned by noise or marred by CCD anomalies. My hope is that the addition of the IR channel and Firewire was all part of a general tweaking of its components and electronics. Guess I'll find out soon enough! Al Bond Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe' in the title or body
