The TWAIN driver for the Minolta refused to work so I had to use the supplied program
to scan to TIFF rather than import into Photoshop directly. The Minolta used a carrier
for slides and negatives which it moved during the scan rather than moving the LED
array which the Nikon does. I found it would never register the same on successive
scans, so that it would scan a different bit of the slide during preview and full
scan, or even between subsequent scans of the same slide. It was all a bit hit and
miss.
I was glad when I part exchanged it for the Nikon.
Nick
-----Original Message-----
From: "Shel Belinkoff"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 18/03/04 14:40:14
To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: OT: Almost ready to by a scanner
Hi Nick .... In what way was the Minolta "rubbish?" Have
you scanned B&W negs with either?
Nick Clark wrote:
>
> I've been usin a Nikon LS4000 ED scanner for morethan a year nw and would
definitely recommend it. I started with a Nikon Coolscan II (good), "upgraded" to a
Minolta Dual Scan II (absolute rubbish), and then to the Nikon 4000 (the best). It's
easy to use, gives great scans, includes ICE which greatly simplifies cleaning slides,
and I'd recommend it. Of course the new Nikon Coolscan V is probably equivalent now at
half the price.
