Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 17:16:24 -0500 >From: "Richard J. Wyble" <rwyble@erols.com> >Subject: [Leica] HP PhotoScan & Macintosh Computer >Though not Leica related, I believe this to be a forum where some >reader(s) know about the subject. >Can an HP PhotoScan with SCSI interface be used with a Macintosh >computer? If so, how? Where to get the proper drivers, etc.? >(( The scanner has been in use on both PC/Windoze and Unix systems >and I want to migrate it to a new Mac. G4.)) >Thank you for putting up with this off-topic post. > rwyble@erols.com > Richard J. Wyble Dear Richard, The instruction book with my HP Photosmart S20 does not give *any* instructions about connecting to a Macintosh. I'm sure you can work around it, but I don't have enough skill or experience to help. :( About the S20, I tried the Nikon Coolscan at the office and a Minolta Dimage Dualscan and bought the S20, because of the reliability of other HP equipment I use and because of the price. The S20 is more "fiddly" to use than the Coolscan and lack of ICE dust and scratch control is a draw back - but not a big one if you clean your negs - I scan only negs - not slides. For me the results are good - even excellent - for color negs but for some of my Black and White negs (self developed) the contrast seems high. This requires fiddling before you make your final scan. I think the Coolscan might be a better choice - but more than twice the money here in Hong Kong. The Minolta was for me a disaster - program incompatibilities made it virtually impossible to use. Which was too bad, because I wanted to scan 120 transparencies with it. Cheers Howard Cummer.