http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2006/0119_03_01.html
It is not clear if they have abandoned the scanner business from reading
this press release.
I see a real problem here in that Windows will be going to Vista in a
year and there will be no drivers for Minolta scanners.
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It may not be clear, but they are certainly no longer making or selling
scanners. The Dimage Scan Elite 5400 II are now exceptionally rare and
if you can get one for a very good price, buy it. Also I am looking
for one, so if you could tell me where you found some, I would much
appreciate it.
Before giving up on your Polaroid 4000 scanner, take a look at this dust
and scratch removal utility Polaroid offers for your scanner.
It isn't IR, but it does a pretty good job. Further there is an
improved version based upon the same basic concept called Dustbuster
which was made privately and
A couple of points need to be made.
First, there are differences between native drivers for 64 bit operating
systems and 32 bit operating systems. If you are running X64, then it is
probably downgrading or reverting to 32 bit in order to use the 32 bit
scanner drivers (I do not think that Minolta
To be completely clear, the Minolta drivers do not work on X64. I need
to boot do XP. Thus I am stuck with a dual boot system.
Microsoft has supplied a shockingly complete set of 64 bit drivers for
old hardware, right on the X64 media (I guess it's a DVD, but I don't
recall). However, this takes
Yes, KonicaMinolta scanner drivers and Nikon scanner drivers do not
work on XP Pro x64.
I don't think I would ever say this about a MS product but x64 is really
good. It seems to me to be a big step forward from the regular XP Pro.
PS and just about everything runs faster. It is a shame that
Microsoft has supplied a shockingly complete set of 64 bit drivers for
old hardware, right on the X64 media (I guess it's a DVD, but I don't
recall). However, this takes cooperation (I assume) from the manufacturer.
In point of fact, the software packaged inbox with the Microsoft operating
But how will they know what demand for these drivers is? Will they poll
their registered users? Or just count the complaints until they get enough?
Laurie wrote:
snip Even 64 bit printer drivers are not available now and
may not be available in the future for all makes and models of printer
Yes, Epson is being pro-active about it. I already have 64 bit drivers
for my Epson 7600 and R1800 printers (but not yet for my 3200 scanner).
And diminished regard for the manufacturer that fails to support their
product and keep it current is precisely the result and underlines my
point. I'm
Paul:
I bought a 5400 from Morgan a few months ago. It's very impressive: in
batch mode it just ploughs through scanning neg strips (or slides) to a
set of defaults which you define in advance. I'm not an expert but I
have experienced bad and good MMI's / products /software, and this
device is
Don't these companies understand how it damages their
relationship with their customers? Don't they know that an
important driver for sales in the photography and imaging
business is brand loyalty? They are just shooting themselves in the
foot.
In all seriousness, your questions and
Probably the latter.
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But how will they know what demand for these drivers is?
Laurie Solomon wrote:
In all seriousness, your questions and comments may be more appropriate
for Nikon which still exists and is still in the business of putting out
digital printers, cameras, and scanners; but they are meaningless when
it comes to KonicaMinolta who have for all practical
Another option, with the cost of computers so low, is to literally
run a dedicated
computer with the scanner running XP, and use a network to move things
around as needed.
Does seem like the easy way to go.
-Bob
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Drivers already work with 32 bit systems. They are already
satisfied. I don't your point.
Not all makes and models of peripheral have 32 bit drivers which work
with all operating systems; some of the older peripherals may have had
32 bit drivers
Tony wrote:
Maybe they'll finally fix the utterly broken 1200 colour management then?
I had a 1200 for a long while and it never produced a single satisfactory
print.
I downloaded a profile from Ian Lyons' Computer Darkroom website
( http://www.computer-darkroom.com/home.htm )several years ago
If a driver were just taking bytes from a piece of hardware and
feeding them to a hard drive, I'd agree with you. However, the Dimage
5400 has ICE, GEM, ROC, and SHO, all of which are CPU intensive.
I believe I gave the gent who started this thread some incorrect info
regarding all these
Don't these companies understand how it damages their relationship with
their customers? Don't they know that an important driver for sales in
the photography and imaging business is brand loyalty? They are just
shooting themselves in the foot.
But are they?
Although I too am outraged
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