Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/22

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Subject: [Leica] Scanner software question
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 23:11:56 +1000
References: <A110555E-9DAD-4994-A7D9-0623F4AEB331@frozenlight.eu> <D04529C4.4AD0B%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <C32181B7-DBF8-4C2F-9C99-F663C8874E29@frozenlight.eu>

For those wanting to use the Nikon software with Windows 8. It worked at
least with my Windows 7 64 bIT. I haven't reinstalled on my new computer as
yet.
<
http://www.colorneg.com/XP/Vista/7/driver-for-64-Bit-Windows/Coolscan/Nikon-Scan/
>


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman

On 22 September 2014 16:02, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> Thanks Chris. But actually, Vuescan (I downloaded it yesterday to try)
> made my scanner freeze and I had to Force Quit it several times. Silverfast
> is not very expensive these days, ?50-?150 depending on version, so I have
> downloaded it and will give it a go tonight.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> On 22 Sep 2014, at 07:22, Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com>
> wrote:
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> > Nathan,
> >
> > I've used Vuescan for 12 years now with my Nikon 8000ED. You're right,
> the
> > interface is clunky and crappy, but the software does produce great scan
> > quality. Nikon Scan was easier to use, nice interface, but it crashed all
> > the time, and was incredibly slow. The only other alternative was
> > Silverfast, but I never tried it due to the cost. It was almost $600 if I
> > remember correctly for my scanner.
> >
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> > On 9/22/14 1:11 AM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
> >
> >> I actually bought a 35mm film scanner and started using it this weekend.
> >> Even though this is not a top-end model (Reflecta RPS 7200), the quality
> >> is still far superior to my Epson flatbed, and at 450 EUR, the
> investment
> >> was manageable.
> >>
> >> The scanner came with its scanner software, CyberView, which is
> passable,
> >> but I read in some review that Silverfast is better. I also tried
> Vuescan
> >> last night, remembering that I used it back in the old days, but it is
> >> horribly clunky and the user interface has not improved since 10 years
> >> ago, so I will not be using it.
> >>
> >> What do people use to scan out there?Tina, Jim Shulman?
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >> Nathan
> >>
> >> Nathan Wajsman
> >> Alicante, Spain
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In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Scanner software question)
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