Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners
On 30 Oct 2003 at 0:25, Andrew Robinson wrote: > That's about what I thought. I suspect USB2 will be available on more > computers than Firewire. Going to USB2 will enable the scanner to work > on more computers. The Nikon scanners with Firewire interfaces ship with a universal PCI Firewire card so compatibility isn't such an issue. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners
my new portable computer has a Firewire port built in and the computer that i had to rebuild this summer because of the previous motherboard dying has two builtin Firewire ports. that is in addition to its six USB2 ports. the portable has two USB2 ports too. Herb... - Original Message - From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 2:46 AM Subject: Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners > Not many more. Nowadays many of the chipsets used on motherboards offer > native FireWire support as well as USB 2. I'd expect all but the cheapest > systems to have FireWire, and I doubt if too many people would want to > connect a 4000dpi slide scanner to a low-end system.
Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners
on 30.10.03 7:25, Andrew Robinson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That's about what I thought. I suspect USB2 will be available on more > computers than Firewire. Going to USB2 will enable the scanner to work > on more computers. Nah. Firewire cards are just 18$, so that seems no problem to add it to your setup, and they require no special drivers as long as you use Windows 98SE or newer. -- Best Regards Sylwek
Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners
> > That's about what I thought. I suspect USB2 will be available on more > computers than Firewire. Going to USB2 will enable the scanner to work > on more computers. Not many more. Nowadays many of the chipsets used on motherboards offer native FireWire support as well as USB 2. I'd expect all but the cheapest systems to have FireWire, and I doubt if too many people would want to connect a 4000dpi slide scanner to a low-end system. FireWire does offer some advantages over USB, so I don't see it going away. (For one thing, much of the high-end consumer digital video equipment uses FireWire; I've even got an I-link connector on the back of my television, and that's just Sony's variation on IEEE1394/FireWire)
Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners
That's about what I thought. I suspect USB2 will be available on more computers than Firewire. Going to USB2 will enable the scanner to work on more computers. Andrew Herb Chong wrote: my measurements of USB2 and Firewire still give the speed edge to Firewire, but not by much. doing hard drive backups, it is noticeable. Herb - Original Message - From: "Andrew Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:26 AM Subject: Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners The USB2 interface gives it transfer speeds near firewire but allows it to attach to any computer with a USB interface.
RE: OT- Nikon announces new scanners
Technically, USB2 is faster than fire wire (although not by much), but if you want your USB2 device to operate at its full capacity you must have it connected to a USB2 port. The device can be connected to a standard USB port, but will transfer at standard USB rate. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: Andrew Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners The USB2 interface gives it transfer speeds near firewire but allows it to attach to any computer with a USB interface. Andrew Robinson Herb Chong wrote: >it's rated about twice as fast and 16-bit color versus 14-bit. > >Herb >- Original Message - >From: "Butch Black" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 11:08 PM >Subject: Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners > > > > >>Is it me or does it seem that the new Coolscan V is nothing more then the >>current Coolscan 4000 minus the ability to batch scan via optional >> >> >adapters? > > >>It does appear that it will price lower then the current discounted >> >> >Coolscan > > >>4000. >> >> > > > > >
Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners
I thought that the 5000 not the V was faster and 16 bit. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners
The USB2 interface gives it transfer speeds near firewire but allows it to attach to any computer with a USB interface. Andrew Robinson Herb Chong wrote: it's rated about twice as fast and 16-bit color versus 14-bit. Herb - Original Message - From: "Butch Black" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 11:08 PM Subject: Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners Is it me or does it seem that the new Coolscan V is nothing more then the current Coolscan 4000 minus the ability to batch scan via optional adapters? It does appear that it will price lower then the current discounted Coolscan 4000.
Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners
it's rated about twice as fast and 16-bit color versus 14-bit. Herb - Original Message - From: "Butch Black" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 11:08 PM Subject: Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners > Is it me or does it seem that the new Coolscan V is nothing more then the > current Coolscan 4000 minus the ability to batch scan via optional adapters? > It does appear that it will price lower then the current discounted Coolscan > 4000.
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> >>Film is not yet dead... > >> Nope, think "future niche product" though. William Robb
Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners
Is it me or does it seem that the new Coolscan V is nothing more then the current Coolscan 4000 minus the ability to batch scan via optional adapters? It does appear that it will price lower then the current discounted Coolscan 4000. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
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I was thinking the same thing... Andrew Robinson John Francis wrote: Film is not yet dead... http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1067358499.html Aha. 4000dpi, 14-bit scanning in the low-end model. Maybe it's time to replace the CoolScan III.
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Anyone want a deal on a Canon FS4000? From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aha. 4000dpi, 14-bit scanning in the low-end model. Maybe it's time to replace the CoolScan III.
