on 11/14/03 6:18 AM, Arthur Entlich at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That's interesting. The Minolta Dual Dimage II also suffered from the > same problem. I went through several before getting one with minimal > defects. My scanner was apparently made by Avision for Minolta, I don't > know who is making the 5400. > > Another interesting tidbit. As some may know, Minolta has been > floundering for some time now in terms of business structure, and I > imagine finances as well. Well, the company was recently purchased by > Konica, and they are in the mist of integrating the companies together, > including the QMS division (which Minolta bought a few years back). > > The company's new name is Konica-Minolta, suggesting the money went it > that direction. I would expect a stronger company to come of this, but > as often occurs in this kind of merger, we'll have to wait and see which > divisions survive. > > I disappointed the new company didn't decide to call itself "MiKon" ;-) > > Art > > > david.gordon wrote: > >> I've not been here for a while, humour me if this has just been done to >> death but there's no archive... >> >> Need to replace a Polaroid SS4000. Googling around I see many people >> complain that the Minolta 5400 produces fine lines it some scans, >> sometimes, with some software. They look very much to me like a dud pixel >> in the CCD - a one pixel wide line running the length of the scan. >> Usually seen in darker areas. Many people report the exact same trouble >> and show images with the same lines. >> >> Maybe this is fixed in a firmware update, maybe not. Who can tell me more? >> >> From what I've read (on other lists, in other places) this is a scanner >> to avoid. >> > My Scan Dual II also had a similar problem, and had to be returned. It has worked fine ever since.
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