Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rick, Now is a great time to buy a film scanner. I have a Nikon LS-2000 which I bought in 1998 or 99 and it has served me very well since then. It is solidly built and the only service it has needed was a cleaning by Nikon 3-4 years ago, which was easy for me since the Nikon facility was just a few miles down the road from where I lived. The Nikon 5000 is just as well built as my 2000 but obviously has the additional resolution and probably other useful features. And you will likely pay much less for it than what I paid for my scanner 6-7 years ago. Film scanner prices have dropped dramatically in the last couple of years not because there are a lot a new models (there aren't) but because of the shift to digital capture. In short--buy the Nikon 5000, go to www.hamrick.com and download the Vuescan software, and you will be all set for the next several years. Nathan Rick Dykstra wrote: > I'm considering a scanner to digitise my nature photos myself. The > scans from my preferred pro-lab are pretty good at present (though not > the best with darker areas of Velvia 100 slides, and expensive. I could > buy a good scanner for the equivalent of getting 35 slides scanned to > high res) and end up as 6144 x 4096 images, of around 80 MB, so I'd be > looking for a decent scanner, such as the Nikon Coolscan 5000 with its > 4000 dpi or the Minolta Dimage 5400 with 5400 dpi. > > Is there any user feedback to share? Particularly, performance of their > scratch/dust removal software, the other Nikon image enhancement > features, their ability to pick up shadow detail, ability to scan single > frames, film flatness and focus issues, etc. > > Speed of scanning is not really an issue as long as it's manageable. > I'm also curious about new models that might be in the wind - as both > models have just been heavily discounted - and what new features they > might have. Comments on other favorite scanners (and why) would also be > appreciated. > > Thanks for any help or suggestions you can provide. > > Rick (lets get Digital, Digital, ...) Dykstra. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Nature > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com