Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I used this scanner and frankly I am pretty pleased with it. All of the photographs on my site were scanned using the Nikon. Could it be that the scans look darker as you are relying on a laptop screen? good luck Jason Vicinanza, London, England jason@futurafish.com http://www.futurafish.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of bampolsk@csc.com Sent: 23 August 2001 15:53 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] The new Nikon Coolscan IV ED I'm wondering if anyone has tried the Nikon Coolscan IV ED. I recently purchased one, and to put it mildly, am very disappointed in it. I began scanning my slides from this summer's pyramid climb in Guatemala. The slides scan MUCH DARKER on the IV ED than they actually are. Moreover, the files... no matter how dense... show quite substantial pixilization when I enlarge them on my screen. I talked with Nikon tech support about this, and they gave me some mumbo-jumbo about the fact that I'm using a dual boot (Redhat 7.1/Windows 98SE) laptop and basically said they would not support me, even though I was only using the scanner under native windows. Moreover, I have substantially better results from my Digilux Zoom, and very little pixelization even filling the screen. Now, I bought the Coolscan because I expected to have superior results scanning from Leica-made slides as opposed to the digital photos. Does anyone have any experience with this device? Or any suggestions before I take it back to my camera dealer and request a refund? Thanks, Brian