The Nikon 4000ED is a SCSI or Firewire scanner, so you need an interface card if your
system doesn't have it built-in. The Minolta 5400, Nikon V, and Nikon 5000 are USB2.
Nick
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From: "Shel Belinkoff"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 19/03/04 15:57:44
To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: OT: Almost ready to by a scanner
Thanks, Tiger ...
Ice is not that important to me, although I've seen it in
action on some color scans and it's a nice feature to have.
What's an "interface card?"
shel
Tiger Moses wrote:
>
> Shel,
>
> The two top brands for home users in my opinion are the Minolta Dimage
> series and the Nikons.
> I've owned both. They both have nice twain interfaces, and both have option
> that includes interface cards.
> You want something faster than USB 1.0, becuase a hi-res scan can produce
> 30+ megabyte files and that takes time to travel over your wire!
>
> I switched from Minolta to Nikon because I wanted medium format support and
> went to the LS-8000.
>
> I think Minoltas are a bit more affordable currently.
>
> Lastly, make sure your scanner you are considering is supported by the
> ScanVue software from Hamrick.
> Its probably the best scanner software out there, so you always want to have
> that as an option!
>
> Since you are mainly talking about older B&W film, don't get too impressed
> by Digital ICE and those addons, many aren't compatible with true
> B&W emulsions!
