[Leica] Suggestions for 35mm B/W neg scanner?

[Frank Filippone]

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
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> On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 4:09 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
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>>> On 13 Sep 2020, at 08:57, Christopher Crawford <
>> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
>>> Nathan,
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>>> 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.
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>>> 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
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>>>     Nathan Wajsman
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>>>     Alicante, Spain
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>>>     YNWA
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>>>> On 13 Sep 2020, at 00:42, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
>> wrote:
>>>> Nikon LS5000 with Vuescan.
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>>>> Tina
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>>>> On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 3:07 PM Stasys Petravicius via LUG <
>>>> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Stasys Petravicius
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