[Leica] Scanner advice sought

Wed Feb 8 15:05:49 PST 2017

Bill,

How modern a scanner are you seeking?  I have a Scan Dual II in a box in 
a closet that hasn't been used since my son scanned a batch of images a 
few years ago.  Before that, I used it to digitize 50 yrs of film and 
slides.  Sorry that I don't have anything more modern.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 2/8/2017 4:12 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:
> Yes they have turned away all requests. And I'm appalled at the prices 
> on ebay for pigs in pokes. Prices are sky high.
>
> SCSI doesn't bother me, as I have an old SP box with all pertinent 
> connection options available, that ran my two Minolta scanners.
>
> Life sucks. We need a Minolta John Hermanson.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Sonny Carter
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 1:35 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanner advice sought
>
> I presume you're speaking of the film scanner.   Last I heard, Precision
> had the last of the spare parts. But I read they turned away people 
> needing
> repair.
>
> If I recall, it is a SCSI machine, and that's a difficult connection to
> make with newer computers.
>
> That said, there are a number of Minolta film scanners on Ebay that might
> be a better deal than trying to fix yours.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 12:34 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Not to hijack this thread, but I need advice also. Does anyone know of
>> someone who repairs Minolta scanners?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Bill Pearce
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Sonny Carter
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 9:57 AM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanner advice sought
>>
>> I'm scanning the Steel Magnolias Scrapbook as we speak, on my Expression
>> 11000.   The book is out of print, so we're loading a pdf of it on our
>> server for easy access. I disassembled a copy of it, and now scanning 
>> page
>> by page into Adobe Acrobat Pro using Vuescan, of course.
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 9:52 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> True, if all your scanners are turned on and ready
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 9:40 AM, Aram <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Sonny.  You don't even have to restart Vuescan to select another 
>>> scanner.
>>>> On
>>>> the Input tab there is a Source box.  Just change scanners there 
>>>> from the
>>>> drop down.  Easy peasy.
>>>>
>>>> Aram
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Sonny Carter
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 4:04 PM
>>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Scanner advice sought
>>>>
>>>> You don't need to go to Epson. Vuescan has drivers for all their
>>>> supported
>>>> scanners both win and apple.  You can run several scanners off the 
>>>> same
>>>> computer.  You just need to select the scanner on startup. If you want
>>>> to
>>>> change scanners during a session, just restart vuescan, choose another
>>>> scanner.
>>>>
>>>> from my iPad
>>>>
>>>> Sonny Carter
>>>>
>>>> > On Feb 7, 2017, at 2:34 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Firmware...I don't have access to the scanner's firmware. Do you 
>>>> mean
>>>> the
>>>> > W10
>>>> > drivers?
>>>> >
>>>> > Peter
>>>> >
>>>> >> On 06/02/2017 23:44, Stephen Barbour wrote:
>>>> >> Male sure you are using correct firmware.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> s
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> >>
>>>> >>> On Feb 6, 2017, at 3:43 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
>>>> >>> wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Richard's comments about his scanner is timely.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> I am trying to scan old negs as a prelude to doing some film 
>>>> work. I
>>>> >>> had - and
>>>> >>> used to use successfully - an EPSON Perfection 2400. However not
>>>> having
>>>> >>> used it
>>>> >>> for several years it failed to work properly when I tried it under
>>>> W10,
>>>> >>> so I am
>>>> >>> looking round for a new scanner to handle B&W 35mm film.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Anyone any suggestions?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Criteria: High quality and high resolution; able to handle 
>>>> strips as
>>>> >>> well as
>>>> >>> rolls; accurate; must produce TIFFs as well as other formats 
>>>> such as
>>>> >>> JPEGs; good
>>>> >>> tools desirable but not absolutely necessary given the present 
>>>> state
>>>> of
>>>> >>> PS etc.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Thanks in advance,
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Peter
>>>> >>> --
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> ===========================================================
>>>> >>> Dr Peter Dzwig
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
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>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> >
>>>> > ===========================================================
>>>> > Dr Peter Dzwig
>>>> >
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>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Sonny
>>> http://sonc.com/look/
>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>>> 1714
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>>>
>>> USA
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Regards,
>>
>> Sonny
>> http://sonc.com/look/
>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>> 1714
>> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase
>>
>> USA
>>
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