Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use the Microtek 4000 and have been very pleased with it, although I don't have any way to compare it to anything else. The scans look good to me, from both C41 and traditional b&w. I print up to 13x19 on my Epson 2200 with the 4000dpi scans and I like the results. I am sometimes even able to sell the prints. :) It came with a SCSI card that I plugged into my PC and it runs just fine. I do have to turn it on _before_ turning on my PC for it to be recognized, but other than that I haven't had any issues. Or, as BD said, you can pay a little more for the 4000tf which has usb and firewire. Best, Aaron At 02:52 PM 1/25/2006, you wrote: >All I can say about the Microtek, which is the Polaroid scanner with a >different label - or the other way around - is that it's the scanner I used >for all my work, and it did produced great scans. If the SCSI interface it a >problem, go for the more expensive model that has a firewire connection. > > >On 1/25/06 1:06 PM, "Gerry Walden" <gwpics@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > My only brush with a Microtek was at a demonstration, and even they > > could not get it operating properly. I used to have a Nikon which was > > very reliable, and later changed to a Canon FS4000US because of the > > higher resolution. I can thoroughly recmmend the Canon and suggest you > > also give that a look. > > > > Gerry > > > >> I agree w.r.t. the SCSI interface, and this probably will be the first > thing > >> that will make using my Polaroid SS4000 problematic on a future > >> computer. > >> The Polaroid is a clone of the Microtek, and regarding film handling > >> it's > >> more tolerant of film that isn't perfectly flat than the Nikon > scanners are. > >> The problem is in the scanner's depth of field; you'd see the problem > at the > >> edges of the picture where the scan is out of focus when the center is > >> properly focussed. > >> > >> > >> Doug Herr > >> Birdman of Sacramento > >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com