I'm trying to clear out space here and the Minolta Scan Multi II is going on the block soon. On eBay if no one here wants it.
What it is: Minolta Scan Multi II slide/film scanner Scans 35mm and medium format film 2880dpi for 35mm 1125dpi for med format SCSI interface Extras: FS1E SCSI-to-FireWire converter Bulk slide loader for 35mm - holds 50 slides Details: There are a couple of reasons I'm selling this. Firstly, the med. format resolution is barely better than the JPEG scan option I always order when I get my medium format film developed, so I don't bother with MF scanning any more. Secondly, as far as I can tell there are no 64-bit drivers available for this scanner I'm currently using it with my laptop but I'm planning on upgrading that to a 64-bit OS soon. The real reason for owning this scanner is the bulk slide loader. It was originally a $600.00 option! Yeah, the bulk feeder without the scanner was six hundred bucks (scanner was about 2k new but I bought it used for around 1200... then paid for the bulk feeder new). Works great, though: Just load up 50 slides, start it up and go to bed. In the morning you'll have 50 scanned slides. Downsides: Needs 32-bit OS, as mentioned. SCSI Interface. I'm including a SCSI-to-FireWire converter which works brilliantly but is a real bear to configure. Once you get it running it's great. Otherwise you'll have to buy a SCSI card. I think the OEM software only runs on Windows XP In Windows 7 I've been using Vuescan Professional instead. This is not a scanner for someone who wants to "plug and play", it's a project for someone who has the knowledge and willingness to put some work into installing and configuring computer stuff and enjoys tinkering. $300.00 plus shipping takes it all. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
