Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a wonderful Nikon medium format scanner that I would really like to be able to use, but I can no longer interface my computer with it. The good news on the digitizing front is that with my old enlarger, I've been able to build a negative copier that is as good as the Nikon was. I do three Sony 47 MP, overlapping shots of the negative, using a 100mm Canon L macro. Excellent results, but more work. Paul www.PaulRoark.com On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 9:26 AM Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > The LS4000 has a IEEE1394 (Firewire) interface. I would not recommend > it for the general audience. It will be more difficult than the LS5000 > to install,especially on a Windows machine. > > The SL5000 uses USB. > > On 9/13/2020 8:40 PM, Richard Man wrote: > > I have used a lot of scanners, and still have 3 (actually five, but who's > > counting). Anyway, it depends on your needs and budget, but the > > LS-5000/4000 would be a good general purpose. Using Vuescan will save > you a > > lot of headaches > > > > On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 4:09 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > > > >> I stand corrected, then. Back when I shot film exclusively, I had a > Nikon > >> LS-2000, but I don?t remember what software I used with it. I do > remember > >> trying Vuescan already back then, and I have also tried it with a cheap > >> film scanner I bought a couple of years ago (Plustek, I think) that I > ended > >> up getting rid of. I also tried it with my Epson, but found Epson Scan > >> better and easier. But sure, if the old Nikon scanners need it to work > on > >> modern computers, then there is no other option. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Nathan > >> > >> Nathan Wajsman > >> > >> Alicante, Spain > >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > < > >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > >> > >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > >> > >> YNWA > >> > >> "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> On 13 Sep 2020, at 08:57, Christopher Crawford < > >> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > >>> Nathan, > >>> > >>> Vuescan is pretty much a necessity for the Nikon scanners, so Tina was > >> right to recommend it for the LS-5000ED. Nikon's scanning software, > Nikon > >> Scan, does not work on Intel Macs and only works on Windows 10 if you > jump > >> through some hacking hoops (and I think this is true with windows7 and > 8 as > >> well). > >>> Even when it was new, Nikon Scan sucked. It was slow and buggy and > often > >> crashed. I bought my Nikon 8000ED scanner 19 years ago and bought > Vuescan > >> shortly after because Nikon scan was so awful. Nikon Scan's interface > was > >> nicer then Vuescan's, but the stability and speed of Vuescan made it > worth > >> the inconvenience. > >>> With a newer computer, Vuescan is pretty much the only game in town. > >> Silverfast used to make a version for the Nikon scanners (and maybe > still > >> offer it, I don't know), but it was incredibly overpriced ($700 for the > >> version needed for my scanner!) and from what I've heard it was buggy > too. > >>> I haven't used the Epson scanner you have, but I recently bought an > >> Epson V600 for scanning prints. Epson's software works fine for it and > is > >> easier to use then Vuescan. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Chris Crawford > >>> Fine Art Photography > >>> Fort Wayne, Indiana > >>> 260-437-8990 > >>> > >>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > >>> > >>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > >>> Like My Work on Facebook > >>> > >>> > >>> ?On 9/13/20, 1:40 AM, "LUG on behalf of Nathan Wajsman" > >> <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf > >> of > >> photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > >>> I second that recommendation. Unfortunately, it is hard to find and > >> expensive, so I use the cheaper option of an Epson V700 (which also > lets me > >> scan MF film which I shoot from time to time). My only disagreement > >> concerns Vuescan. I have tried to like it over the years, but I find the > >> user interface so clunky that I have given up on it. I just use the > Epson > >> Scan software that came with the scanner. > >>> Cheers, > >>> Nathan > >>> > >>> Nathan Wajsman > >>> > >>> Alicante, Spain > >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > >>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > < > >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > >>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > >>> YNWA > >>> > >>> "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> On 13 Sep 2020, at 00:42, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > >> wrote: > >>>> Nikon LS5000 with Vuescan. > >>>> > >>>> Tina > >>>> > >>>> On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 3:07 PM Stasys Petravicius via LUG < > >>>> lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> Stasys Petravicius > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Tina Manley > >>>> www.tinamanley.com > >>>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley > >>>> < > >> > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > > *Frank Filippone* > > *BMWRed735i at Gmail.com* > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information