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Subject: [Leica] Scanning my nature photos - Nikon or Minolta?
From: rdcb37 at dodo.com.au (Rick Dykstra)
Date: Wed Apr 6 14:27:43 2005
References: <b2f137e8b44caec7f796521448123ff2@dodo.com.au> <42535F36.9020309@planet.nl>

I found this useful review, that compares the Nikon Coolscan 5000 with 
earlier models, including rescanning the same slides and comparing.  
Quite some improvement.

Rick.


On 06/04/2005, at 2:01 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> 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
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In reply to: Message from rdcb37 at dodo.com.au (Rick Dykstra) ([Leica] Scanning my nature photos - Nikon or Minolta?)
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