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

[Paul Roark]

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
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> <
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> >>
> >> 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
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> >>>
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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
> >>>     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
> >>>>>
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