Roger, thank you for your reflexions,
you say that the Pola 120 "it is one of the best
medium format film scanners the average photographer can currently afford" -
indeed there are basically no more than 3 affordable MF scanners at all: The
Nikon, the SS120 and the Minolta Multi Pro. I agree that the Nikon is
uninteresting because of the banding problem, but I just donīt like the idea
that you get reflexions on the scans of a 3000$scanner - this is a problem
not because it is so difficult to avoid, but simply because it is poorly thought
out or constructed. And that would make a 53mm scanner out of a 56mm one - maybe
I am considering it more dramatical than it actually is, but I donīt like basic
problems due to a poor design in expensive machines... Now you say that you never noticed that - which is at least a good sign!
I wait for Barbaras feedback.
My reflexion is simple: So far I have only
heard and read excellent reviews and opinions about the Minolta (unlike the
LS-8000): It is a little bit cheaper than the Polaroid in Germany, has ICE
for Color negs, a higher resolution for 35mm, glass carriers for badly curled
film and is also supported by VueScan. In one respect the Polaroid wins
very clearly: its much more stylish and nice to look at - the minolta is an
horribly ugly plastic box! In other words: My feeling says Polaroid, my
mind says "Minolta" :-)
But I wonīt buy before January anyway - warranty
regulations will change in Germany and lead to a much longer warranty from
01/01/2002 on.
greetings Bernhard
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