Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From what I understand, the other major difference between the Scan Elite 5400 and the 5400 II is that the former uses a neon light source and is much kinder on B&W negatives, in other words, dust and scratches would appear less with the 1st model. Can anyone confirm this? All the best from Perpignan! Tarek ------------------------------------------------- Tarek Charara <http://www.tarekcharara.com> NO ARCHIVE Le 4 juin 10 ? 21:10, Chris Saganich a ?crit : > I just replaced my Polaroid Sprintscan 4000Plus after about 7 years > of continuous scanning. I decided the best value for the money was > a used Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 5400 which I purchased lightly used > for $420 off ebay. Took me some time to find one offered by a photo > hobbyist who kept it in immaculate condition. For about $1400 the > Scan Elite 5400 II is also real nice. The only difference between > the two models is the scan time with the former being slow. The > scan elites have a manual focusing adjustment for film which may > have some curl and they use an adjustable cold light source which is > real nice for B&W negs. Unfortunately I had to purchase a new > Silverfast licence since I could never get the hang of Vuescan for > B&W. Here is a link to the few negs I have scanned so far, only two > rolls since purchase a few weeks ago. > > http://tiny.cc/ung1q > > the first four upt to my daughters in the garden are triX in D23 1:3 > scanned with the 5400 > > > At 02:32 PM 6/4/2010, you wrote: >> Coolscans seem pretty hard to find these days. >> >> Alternatives? >> >> I tried flatbed scanners but have been disappointed with all >> results I've >> seen so far. >> >> Anyone use the Braun Slide Scan 4000? >> >> I've love some samples files of scanned slides or B&W, if you have >> any. >> >> Thanks >> Andrew >> NO ARCHIVE >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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