Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good SCSI cards are darned cheap compared to what they cost 10 years ago. Growing up with expensive SCSI, I'm amazed. I still have a sturdy "industrial" SCSI tape drive in my Linux machine, and was pleased to find that an Adaptec card cost relatively very little. Scott Nathan Wajsman wrote: > My old Nikon LS-2000 also has a SCSI interface, which my computer > doesn't, but no problem--a SCSI-to-USB adapter does not cost very much > and does the job. > > Nathan > > Douglas Herr wrote: > >> Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote: >> >> >>>> Does anyone here have experience with both the Nikon 4000/5000 and >>>> Microtek 400tf? Paricularly re: film handling and density range. >>> >>> >>> The 4000t, though cheaper, in the above link is a non-starter as >>> investing in SCSI peripherals at this point isn't advisable for most >>> people. >> >> >> >> I agree w.r.t. the SCSI interface, and this probably will be the >> first thing that will make using my Polaroid SS4000 problematic on a >> future computer. The Polaroid is a clone of the Microtek, and >> regarding film handling it's more tolerant of film that isn't >> perfectly flat than the Nikon scanners are. The problem is in the >> scanner's depth of field; you'd see the problem at the edges of the >> picture where the scan is out of focus when the center is properly >> focussed. >> >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)