Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Minolta medium format scanners came with a glass carrier. If you buy a used one be sure the carrier is there! That said, since you do not shoot 120 film you do not need a medium format scanner. Like I said in my first post a 35mm only scanner from Nikon or Minolta gives the same quality, doesn't require glass carriers, and costs a LOT less money. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-424-0897 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! On 4/21/10 10:18 PM, "James Laird" <digiratidoc at gmail.com> wrote: > I don't think glass negative carriers are available for the Minolta > (third-party maybe?). I assume they are for the Nikons? > > Jim Laird > > On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Chris Crawford > <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: >> Virtually everything you see on my website is a scan done with a Nikon >> LS-8000ED. I think it does fine for black and white, you just have to know >> how to use it, and a lot of people who have money to buy these do not have >> the talent. Look for an 8000ED, they're a lot cheaper used than the 9000. >> I've used the 9000 too, results not much different. Do make sure you get >> one >> of the glass neg carriers; the non-glass carriers that come with it are >> less >> than worthless and will NOT hold film flat. If the film is not 100% flat, >> the scans will not be sharp, the scanner has NO depth of field. This adds >> another $300 or so to the price, but its needed. The Minolta medium format >> scanners came with a glass carrier standard, Nikon made you pay extra. >> >> Are you doing 120 film or just 35? If just 35, the good 35mm scanners like >> the Nikon Coolscan V amd Coolscan 4000ED and 5000ED and the minolta Scan >> Elite are much cheaper and give just as good of scans >> >> >> >> -- >> Chris Crawford >> Fine Art Photography >> Fort Wayne, Indiana >> 260-424-0897 >> >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com ?My portfolio >> >> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com ?My latest work! >> >> >> >> On 4/21/10 8:38 PM, "James Laird" <digiratidoc at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I know this is an old topic (and was just touched on in the thread >>> about the Nikon 9000) but I just retired and now have time to do some >>> scanning of my collection. I don't want to spend thousands on a Nikon >>> 9000 (somebody have an old one they want to sell cheap? ;). What would >>> be a good fairly inexpensive scanner that would do the job. I've heard >>> good things about Nikon and Minolta scanners, but also heard some had >>> problems in the 'black and white' arena. Any advice would be >>> appreciated. >>> >>> Jim Laird >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information