Tim,
Most of what I'm interested in scanning are B&W negatives, which do
NOT work with ICE at all.
ICE is an excellent aid/convenience if you have older negatives/
slides that are both compatible and slightly damaged or dusty. I've
worked with several scanners that supported it but never bought one.
In all cases that I've seen, you can turn off the ICE for scanning
B&W film (or Kodachrome).
Scanners in the 3000-4000 ppi resolution range are quite good enough
for most purposes. I've heard some negative reports on the KM Elite
II model: several folks I know bought one and then exchanged it for
the similar Nikon model. If you're working mostly with B&W, though,
and you want to make 5x7 to 8x12 sized prints, the less expensive
Scan Dual IV does a fine job, and is inexpensive.
BTW: To batch scan more than a strip of six negatives or four slides
will require a higher end Nikon/KM scanner and an expensive optional
attachment.
Godfrey
On Oct 3, 2005, at 11:46 AM, Tim Sherburne wrote:
Tom (and other film scanner owners), do you think Digital ICE
support in the
hardware is worthwhile?
From what I can tell, the Konica-Minolta Elite series has hardware
ICE while
the Dual series does not. There's obviously a big price difference.
Someone
else this morning mentioned they'd pick ICE support over higher
resolution.
I have to balance scanner speed, quality, and cost; US$600 is about my
spending limit and batch scanning is a must.
