[filmscanners] Negative scanning : negpos plug-in – part 1

Hello all, I’ve trying for a while now to find a reproducible way to get decent scans from negatives without a lot of effort. It wasn’t working. The Minolta software that came with my scanner produces a mess, same for Vuescan, although it has more controls – which gets you closer at the expense of

[filmscanners] Negative scanning : negpos plug-in – part 2

Hello all, This is the folow-up to my previous message, in which I praised the negpos plug-in to invert negatives. In this message I will outline my negpos workflow. It is based on just a few days of experience, so it might not be perfect yet. Even so, for those interested it might give a good sta

[filmscanners] Re: high-iso scanning: minolta 5400 or nikon LS-50??

Hello Art, Many thanks for your answer. I think I will definitely go for one of the models with dICE! I have a lot of older, dusty films lying around and especially on negatives this shows up rather easily. I have spent too much time just removing dust, so if I *can* avoid it, I will, even if it

[filmscanners] high-iso scanning: minolta 5400 or nikon LS-50 ??

Hello, I've been using a Minolta Scan Dual II to scan my films for the past year. However, I had the unit on loan and recently had to return it. Therefore I'm in the market for a new scanner. Based on my experience with the DS2, it should 1) have an IR channel. With the DS2 I have noticed that du