"Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi Mark, >I posted messages in an MF newsgroup regarding this scanner, compared to the >2450. >After 2 weeks I got my first reply from a Scan Multi user. >Like you, he mentioned that both I & II are identical scanners with the >exception of the software. He suggested to go with a refurbished "I" and get >Vuescan instead of the Minolta software. >This dealer http://www.publishingperfection.com/ sells refurbished Multi's >for $500 and with the upgraded software for $600. Their web price is >incorrect. > >My question to you is, have you used the scanner with 120 film? If so, can >you comment on the results?
Yes, I use it for 120 film with excellent results. It only scans at 1125 dpi resolution with medium format, so a 645 slide only yields a 12 megabyte or so file. I find that I can double the linear dimensions of the images with Genuine Fractals and get amazing 12 x 16 prints, which is the largest I can do on my Epson 1270. The Scan Multi II was supposed to come bundled with Genuine Fractals. If this is the case with the refurbed units you're looking at I'd say it's worth the extra hundred dollars, otherwise you should go with VueScan. -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com Photography and writing
