Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Roger L. Bunting writes: > I've been following scanning threads and topics by this group and a > completely unscientific recollection says that there is a lot of B&W > Nikon CoolScan 2000 users here. At the expo the Helix reps > (Nikon/Minolta reps were on break while I was there), were pushing the > Minolta Dimage San Multi Scanner over the CoolScan 2000. Reason given > was the better performance of the Minolta for B&W. The claim was > extended B&W tonal range. The prints they were showing from the Minolta > were impressive but still lacked punch in the 'brilliant' portion of the > highlights. > > Any comments from users in this list? Run (don't walk) to http://www.halftone.co.uk for the best film scanner information you'll find anywhere. *Personally* I reckon the Polaroid SprintScan 4000 is the best 35mm filmscanner of the current crop. If you're into medium & large format, you might want to wait for the SS5000. David Morton dmorton@journalist.co.uk