jf: Thanks for the information and links. Since I have probably contracted a bad case of irrational exuberance as a result of recent progress, I will go forth in search of this model and some pretty pricey 3rd party software for it, too. I hope the quality control issues manifest themselves sooner rather than later and that they are obvious rather than subtle since I generally assume that malfunctions of any kind are my own fault.
Would I just go ahead and install Vuescan right away or wait until I am sure I don't need to return the machine if it is defective? Thanks, again. I appreciate your help with this non Mac issue. Randy On Feb 16, 2006, at 2:15 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: Let me suggest the $229.00 DiMage Scan Dual IV [1]. I sold my DiMage 5400 which never satisfied me, and am very pleased with the IV. I used to have a CoolScan IV USB which was also wonky. If you have old b/w negs, then the exposure may be corrected in the scanner software, but Digital Ice etc. will be unavailable. I seen hundreds of terrific Leica/Tri-X images scanned on the Dual IV and VueScan [2]. I use Silverfast [3] simply for continuity with my bundled Silverfast flatbed software. Konica is out of the camera business, who knows about the scanner business, it's more attuned to the copy business. Nikon in its infinite wisdom dropped Firewire in favor of USB 2 for which I will never forgive them. Neither company has stellar customer service or support. If you are shooting b/w, chromogentic b/w films scan better, color film converted to b/w offers a greater dynamic range, and you can use Digital Ice etc. on either...jf [1] http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home? O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=310893&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNav igation [2] http://www.hamrick.com/ [3] http://www.silverfast.com/ On Feb 16, 2006, at 12:53 PM, rangrsz263 at mac.com wrote: > Hi: > > Thanks to JF online and a lot of helpful members who took time to > explain at the OS X meeting on Tuesday, the basics of managing > digital imaging files are now in focus. thanks so much to all who > answered all my questions. I hope I didn't take up too much of the > group's time. > > Now that I am no longer paralyzed with fear of photoshop, I have a > question about scanning black and white negatives. I had thought I > would buy a Nikon 5000 or a Konica Minolta 5400 II (at least until > I read that the company is out of the photo business) for this > purpose. From what I have read here and elsewhere, people who know > what they're doing get good results with most color negs and slides > with these scanners but bw negs, especially those not exposed with > scanning in mind, leave much to be desired. As a matter of fact, I > have the feeling that I might be headed for a lot of frustration > since I have so little computer experience. > > As always, I'll be grateful for advice. > > Randy > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be February 28 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be February 28 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
