Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Richard, In fact I was read about the two light sources types, but you can see on the lasts paragraph that he's talks about the 5400 as a diffuser light scanner. http://www.normankoren.com/scanners.html This is a copy of the text; <<...Erik de Goederen of the Netherlands markets, the Scanhancer, a device made of a special polymer resembling an ultrafine groundglass screen, that diffuses the highly collimated light source in the Minolta DiMAGE Scan Multi Pro. He claims significant advantages- lower grain and smoother tonal gradations- even with color film. Check the site for availability with newer scanners. I'd like to try one with my CanoScan FS4000US. The MINOLTA SCAN ELITE 5400 HAS A DIFFUSER OPTION, which could be more of an advantage than its high scan PPI......>> Thanks for your details Saludos cordiales, Luis -----Mensaje original----- De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org]En nombre de Richard Enviado el: jueves, 25 de agosto de 2005 1:32 Para: Leica Users Group; Leica Users Group Asunto: RE: [Leica] OT: good time to pick up an Elite 5400 Peter asked me the same thing. Keep in mind that I am committing my own cardinal sin of "I read it on the web..." Most importantly - the advantage I am referring to applies B&W scanning only and that has to do with the diffused light. Whatever the light source 5400 has, it is not LED, which is supposedly the "bad guy" in scanning B&W, akin to the condenser enlarger. The 5400 II uses LED. Whether the model II's LED is as harsh as other LEDs, I don't know. No one seems to have done a direct comparison yet. The guy at www.scanhancer.com seems to think the 5400II is harsher than the 5400 model I. Add to that model I has the Grain Diffuser, this leads me to the conclusion that for B&W neg scanning, the 5400 is probably the best choice, especially since it is on sale, supports Firewire (Model II doesn't), and AFAIK, the slow speed doesn't apply to B&W scanning. I have not read anywhere that the 5400 II has a diffused light source. If you find a reference, please let me know. At 04:08 PM 8/24/2005, Luis Ripoll wrote: >Hi Richard, > >Could you explain please why do you consider the 5400 better than 5400 II. >I've read that the new one is better, faster, it has also diffused light >source... > >TIA >Saludos desde Barcelona >Luis // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com) _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information