I have and use both a Minolta Scan Dual II and Nikon Coolscan IV ED.
Either can be found for well within or under your budget. Both do a
superb job.
The Nikon is a more robust unit and includes dust and scratch removal
( not usable with BW silver gelatin films).
I don't use any of the manufacturers' software. I drive them both with
VueScan. It does a better job.
In some ways I like the scan quality of the Minolta more: it's lens
has more DoF and handles severely curled film better. But the Nikon is
faster and has slightly better acutance, and it's film carriers are
sturdier (particularly the APS carrier).
Both of these ~2900ppi scanners have made scans that produced superb
13x19 inch prints.
Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com
On Feb 17, 2009, at 5:37 PM, Nick David Wright
<[email protected]> wrote:
What would you all recommend for a good, reasonably priced film
scanner?
I'm thinking in the $200-300 range.
Thanks.
~Nick David Wright
http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/
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