Re: filmscanners: Minolta Elite, Nikon LS-40, Acer 2740S
No worries -- I'd be lost on Minolta's. The SS4000 is a great scanner, though. The extra DPI makes a big difference! Tom > Tells ya how much attention I've been paying to Polaroid's product line... > oops.. > Mike M.
Re: filmscanners: Minolta Elite, Nikon LS-40, Acer 2740S
Tells ya how much attention I've been paying to Polaroid's product line... oops.. Mike M. Tom Scales wrote: > I'm fairly sure the Polaroid Sprintscan 4000 is a 35mm scanner . If not, > I've been doing something wrong > > Tom > > P.S. Except for being broken (in for repair), I love my SS4000. > > > I was under the impression he was asking about 35mm scanners > > M.Moore > > > > Rob Geraghty wrote: > > > > > "Michael Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Minolta over the LS 2000 Nikon (which I was ready to buy and they sell > > > both)... > > > > The Minolta scan software is user friendly, I use it to TWAIN 16 bit > > > linear > > > > scans into PShop, where I do the adjustments No comment on the > Acer, > > > since > > > > I don't own one. My only comment is that the new Canon scanner ought > to be > > > on > > > > your list as well > > > > > > Shouldn't the Polaroid SS4000 be there as well? > > > > > > Rob > >
Re: filmscanners: Minolta Elite, Nikon LS-40, Acer 2740S
I'm fairly sure the Polaroid Sprintscan 4000 is a 35mm scanner . If not, I've been doing something wrong Tom P.S. Except for being broken (in for repair), I love my SS4000. > I was under the impression he was asking about 35mm scanners > M.Moore > > Rob Geraghty wrote: > > > "Michael Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Minolta over the LS 2000 Nikon (which I was ready to buy and they sell > > both)... > > > The Minolta scan software is user friendly, I use it to TWAIN 16 bit > > linear > > > scans into PShop, where I do the adjustments No comment on the Acer, > > since > > > I don't own one. My only comment is that the new Canon scanner ought to be > > on > > > your list as well > > > > Shouldn't the Polaroid SS4000 be there as well? > > > > Rob >
Re: filmscanners: Minolta Elite, Nikon LS-40, Acer 2740S
I was under the impression he was asking about 35mm scanners M.Moore Rob Geraghty wrote: > "Michael Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Minolta over the LS 2000 Nikon (which I was ready to buy and they sell > both)... > > The Minolta scan software is user friendly, I use it to TWAIN 16 bit > linear > > scans into PShop, where I do the adjustments No comment on the Acer, > since > > I don't own one. My only comment is that the new Canon scanner ought to be > on > > your list as well > > Shouldn't the Polaroid SS4000 be there as well? > > Rob
Re: filmscanners: Minolta Elite, Nikon LS-40, Acer 2740S
"Michael Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Minolta over the LS 2000 Nikon (which I was ready to buy and they sell both)... > The Minolta scan software is user friendly, I use it to TWAIN 16 bit linear > scans into PShop, where I do the adjustments No comment on the Acer, since > I don't own one. My only comment is that the new Canon scanner ought to be on > your list as well Shouldn't the Polaroid SS4000 be there as well? Rob
Re: filmscanners: Minolta Elite, Nikon LS-40, Acer 2740S
Egil wrote: > Has anyone got any good advice on which one I should choose, Minolta Elite, > Nikon LS-40 (CoolScan IV) or Acer 2740S? I know of the differences "on > paper", and I like the Acer for SCSI batch scanning of slides, the Minolta > for SCSI and singlepass multiscanning, and the Nikon for the LED's and > auto/manual focus. > > How do they compare on image quality (sharpness, color, noise...)? > > I will be scanning slides, mostly Kodachrome. > > > Egil Rognvik > Faced with the same choice, I chose the Nikon. My choice was based primarily on the Nikon having greater dynamic range and my belief that it would handle darker slides better. To my delight, the Nikon seems to scan color negatives very well. Having no experience with the other scanners, I can't comment. I am pleased with the Nikon to date. You can see some of my earliest scans - I am a beginner at this - on this link: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=3861 The color photos are scans from the Coolscan IV. The B&W's are flatbed scans of prints. I like the Nikon Scan 3 software. It works on my Win 98SE platform perfectly as a TWAIN import to Photoshop 6. I also like the USB interface. I avoided the extra $150 to $200 for a good SCSI card. I have also used the Coolscan IV with Vuescan. Vuescan works a little better on some slides, but not as well as NS 3 on color negatives. You may want to wait for the release of the new Canon that specs out at 4000 ppi. I did know about the Canon until after I bought the Nikon.
Re: filmscanners: Minolta Elite, Nikon LS-40, Acer 2740S
I cannot opine as to the new Nikon... it's not been on the market long enough for the real bugs to come crawling out... I own a Minolta Elite... it has given me good service and great scans... it doesn't have batch scanning, but the scans I get are sharp and well exposed... My local pro shop steered me to the Minolta over the LS 2000 Nikon (which I was ready to buy and they sell both)... The Minolta scan software is user friendly, I use it to TWAIN 16 bit linear scans into PShop, where I do the adjustments No comment on the Acer, since I don't own one. My only comment is that the new Canon scanner ought to be on your list as well, and if you don't have to buy one right now, you might want to wait to see if Minolta comes out with a new machine in the next few months... Mike Moore Egil Rognvik wrote: > Has anyone got any good advice on which one I should choose, Minolta Elite, > Nikon LS-40 (CoolScan IV) or Acer 2740S? I know of the differences "on > paper", and I like the Acer for SCSI batch scanning of slides, the Minolta > for SCSI and singlepass multiscanning, and the Nikon for the LED's and > auto/manual focus. > > How do they compare on image quality (sharpness, color, noise...)? > > I will be scanning slides, mostly Kodachrome. > > Egil Rognvik
filmscanners: Minolta Elite, Nikon LS-40, Acer 2740S
Has anyone got any good advice on which one I should choose, Minolta Elite, Nikon LS-40 (CoolScan IV) or Acer 2740S? I know of the differences "on paper", and I like the Acer for SCSI batch scanning of slides, the Minolta for SCSI and singlepass multiscanning, and the Nikon for the LED's and auto/manual focus. How do they compare on image quality (sharpness, color, noise...)? I will be scanning slides, mostly Kodachrome. Egil Rognvik
