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

enitka enitka1 at comcast.net
Mon Sep 14 10:24:56 PDT 2020 

I use a LS4000 on a Mac current OS - you can get adapters that make it work.  It is hard to kill this machine.  I’ve had it at least 17 years now and it’s a real workhorse.  I use it with Vuescan

Ernie Nitka

> On Sep 14, 2020, at 10:25 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.
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> 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:
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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.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Nathan
>>> 
>>> Nathan Wajsman
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>>>> 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.
>>>> 
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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
>>>> 
>>>>    Nathan Wajsman
>>>> 
>>>>    Alicante, Spain
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>>> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
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>>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
>>>>    YNWA
>>>> 
>>>>    "I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right"
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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.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tina
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 3:07 PM Stasys Petravicius via LUG <
>>>>> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Stasys Petravicius
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