Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]joe, i own the same scanner (though i upgraded to multi II software). i'm pretty pleased with the quality. i scan primarily for the web, with 35mm 1600x2400, interpolated down to 600x400, and 6x6 at 2000x2000 interpolated down to 500x500. i run it with a beige G3 mac, OS 8.5, into Photoshop LE. precisely what kind of problems are you experiencing? i cannot imagine image quality to suffer as a function of computer components; i can easily see speed or reliability suffering. - -rei > From: "Joe Codispoti" <joecodi@charter.net> > > I am very disgusted with 35mm scans' quality I have observed from my Minolta > Dimage Multi (original version software). > > I sent the scanner to Minolta and, after $214 it is still the same. I > repacked it and sent it again, this time to the attention of the manager. > I was told that it works just fine, as per specs, and that maybe it is my > computer that is the culprit (Minolta claims that unless it is a "brand" > computer, it may be the cause of my woes). > > Has anyone experienced similar problems? Is the type of computer pivotal in > scanning quality? > I have been considering a new scanner (4000 dpi) but the experience with > mine makes me very nervous in considering an outlay of many hundreds of > dollars. > > Joe >