Minolta has released a new driver for the Elite II, called Version 1.0.1
which is supposed to include the type of updates that were done for
their medium format scanners via version 1.0.0 recently.
For now, it is available at the Minolta European website for free download.
Art
One suggestion that I found with Kodachrome when I was having problems
with the color response with my good ol' HP S-10 and S-20 scanner. I
could never get the color rendition correct via levels or curves of
individual channels without considerable work. However, I found I was
able to make a
I just noticed this model at my dealer also and wondered how it worked.
I just read the full Tom's Hardware report. It tattoos the disk only
in an area which is unused for data, after the table of contents is laid
down, so it seals the disk from further data being added, and a
certain amount of
The white paint that makes the label may not be a lacquer coating. In
fact, the white label is usually designed to accept inks, since its
purpose is to hold graphic information.
Art
Cliff Ober wrote:
The other day I mentioned the diffusion aspects of the Sharpie inks with
plastics; I took a
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:filmscanners_owner;halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Arthur Entlich
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 2:56 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Having a hard time deciding on a scanner
Your question is incomplete, unfortunately
I have been in correspondence with the person involved with this website
for many months now regarding this matter, and I do not find his claims
to be unreasonable. He is not claiming better resolution. He is
claiming better color fidelity with considerably less grain, dirt, dust,
scratches and
The Minolta Pro doesn't use LEDs, but cold cathode lighting. The new
software Minolta recently released or it allow for exposure adjustments
for the R G and B components of the scan which allow for the color
variations and exposure factors from the diffusion materials to be
corrected for. So
Hi Robert,
I think the main thing happening in the scanner industry is what is
happening in high tech overall. It's called we better cut our profit
margin so we can sell some of this stuff before it becomes obsolete...
It seems to be happening with film scanners, digital cameras, computers,
Although I am not positive, I believe the Kodak Gold disks were made by
Mitsui. I doubt Kodak made CD-Rs themselves. They usually find high
end producers for these non-film products to make the product under the
Kodak name. For instance, their very good quality Eastman Broadcast
Videotape
I don't know about the warranties in France, but here in Canada, Memorex
is one of the only companies which has only a one year warranty on their
CD-R/CDRW disks. I know a guarantee isn't much help if you lose
irretrievable data, but I think it says something about the company's
faith in the
It is very interesting how these two threads, this one regarding the
digital/film comparisons regarding the newest Canon digital camera, and
the other thread regarding over resolving scans have independently
come to the same issues, those of aliasing and grain.
I hope people who have been
You are correct. Once the errors have been incorporated into the file
data, it takes some much bigger crayons to hide them. ;-)
Art
George Hartzell wrote:
Tony Sleep writes:
[...]
With all aliasing the easy cure is to degrade the frequency of image
information so that it falls well
I don't believe anyone is using sputtered gold anymore, it simply is
just too costly, and very few people would be willing to pay for it.
There are probably three issues with CD-Rs, and I would place them in
this order: (assuming general QC was done during manufacturing to begin
with -- I've
? Isn't the grain much smaller
than that?
Stan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Arthur Entlich
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 4:16 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: over resolving scans
In part, you answered our
31st May 2002, version DSE104e. Is
this the latest one?
I'm not aware of any firmware download. If there is one, could you point me
to the address where I can download it.
Jamie
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Arthur Entlich
Sent: 08
Then buy yourself a gallon of distilled or demineralized water at the
grocery or pharmacy for a buck or so, and save it for cleaning your screen.
Shunith Dutt wrote:
Bob...
Guess so... it's just that the detergent bit kind of bothers me... we have
pretty hard water here and i find that
You might be correct. I haven't tired running both at the same time.
Art
Shunith Dutt wrote:
Arthur Entlich wrote:
It shouldn't interfere with the Minolta software as long as you don't run
both at the
same time.
Don't know about the Minolta software but i sometimes have both VueScan
Are you speaking about the Elite or the Elite II?
Art
Julian wrote:
Hi
Has anyone any info on the Minolta Dimage Scan Elite, quality, scanning
speeds, etc. I was looking at purchasing a Nikon Coolscan LS-30 but how
does the Minolta compare to it. Is the Minolta compatible with Windows
XP?
Yes. The SS4000 has a natural resolution of 4000 dpi. which corresponds
to the relative number of sensors per inch on the CCD.
Art
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does the SS4000 have a natural resolution at which setting it needs to do no
resampling? If so, is that at 4000 dpi?
Stan
The cause of Newton Rings is when a space is created between two finely
polished or glossy surfaces that is a very small space equal to or a
small multiple of white light wavelengths, which then cause interference
colors via the reflection between the surfaces. The best way to avoid
them
is pretty good even with the SCSI I connection.
I know the SS4000 does good BW scans, but don't know about the FS4000.
Art
Andre Moreau wrote:
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From: Arthur Entlich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 6:57 AM
Subject
Austin Franklin wrote:
I'm curious if you have any references on that. I've not had any mold
growth, and it seems quite comfortable...and as I said, no camera, equipment
etc. problems at all. It's been a most palatable environment. The
dehumidifier is off during winter, probably from
I hate when that happens ;-)
This was supposed to read Running Win 98, I CAN'T use Firewire
Art
Arthur Entlich wrote:
Hmmm... This is news to me, but I haven't tried it. Running Win 98 I
can use Firewire. (annoying!)
Art
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I can't get my SS4000+ to run
The Minolta Dual Scan II uses a six frame film carrier, and a four frame
slide carrier. The slide carrier is a bit of a kludge, in my opinion.
Regarding dICE, I own the Minolta Scanner in question, and I would say
it would be very nice if it did have dICE. Although it isn't quite as
bad as the
Best of luck, and we look forward to your comments once you make a decision.
Art
Geoff Clack wrote:
Up to my neck at work, I need to put put my film scanner quest to one
side for a while. But I would like to thank all who have contributed,
on and off list. You've given me a lot of very
If they changed more than the color of the case and the USB connection
to USB 2.0 I just might demand a exchange/replacement. I knew nothing
about this model, thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Anyone else have any gossip to report?
Looks nicer, at least ;-)
Art
Lucans, Gunars wrote:
I forgot to mention it now is 16 bit like the Elite, rather than 12 bit
A/D. The sample image they show on the next page shows a miraculous
improvement in shadow info. They sure didn't show their scans looking
like the before version when they were selling the Minolta Scan Dual II.
This also
Hmmm... This is news to me, but I haven't tried it. Running Win 98 I
can use Firewire. (annoying!)
Art
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I can't get my SS4000+ to run on Vuescan with a Firewire connection...crashes the
whole system. Anyone else manage it?
Howard
It will come
with Silverfast 5.5
OK, one more comment. Minolta mentions that the Dual Scan II has three
new software features, one a color management system for maintaining
color with different monitors, two, something labeled Pixel Polish,
which is supposed to do something like ROC, returning color to faded or
off color
I really tried to get them to re-label and name the features, really I did!
If I get a chance over the next few days I will try to put together some
of my comments at the time I was beta testing this, and make a better
manual. It really isn't that hard to use (although I don't bother with
it
Message-
From: Arthur Entlich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 7:49 PM
To: Nagaraj, Ramesh
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Minolta Dimage Scan Elite - any users here?
Is it the Elite or the Elite II?
If it is the Elite II, make sure you update the driver
. It was extensively
tested with Adaptec and Advansys cards.
The scanner will accept both 25 pin and 50 pin cables.
-Original Message-
From: Arthur Entlich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 9:25 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [filmscanners] Which SCSI Card for SS4000
Actually, I suspect your thinking wasn't correct previously (and it
appears to me your still not set up correctly now). In regard to the
SS4000, this might explain why the 25 pin wasn't working correctly.
Since it was not terminated, in spite of being the last physical device
on that side of the
Someone who is not yet subscribed here is buying a SS4000 scanner and
wanted to know which is the best SCSI card to use with the scanner on a
PC, with, I assume, PCI interfacing.
Also, he was wondering which type of SCSI cable he needs (he wanted to
pre-purchase the cable, as it isn't coming
I did not, but Roger Smith has. He went to a Minolta Dual Scan II.
Rather than try to speak for him, perhaps he will comment if he is around.
I can tell you that Roger showed me some comparison scans. The main
areas I saw for improvement were:
Cleaner shadows with more detail, helped by
).
Art
Kapetanakis, Constantine wrote:
There will be OS X support for the Polaroid scanners. We are currently in
testing.
-Original Message-
From: Arthur Entlich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 3:05 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: film
There are a number of people with the 2200 in hand.
They exist (even on the west coast of Canada where I am (but are still
special order)). You have hit the often created distribution brick
wall, which occurs early in the launch of a product that ended up very
popular and in demand.
Not
the question said he
was running a Mac.
Brad Smith
On 8/28/02 4:22 PM, Arthur Entlich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
...
...
Further, Polaroid supplied a free plug and and separate scratch and dust
filter which is pretty effective once you learn how
The brush you speak of is designed for a very specific purpose.
Polaroid found that the light reactive sensor which reads the location
of the film carrier could become covered with dust over time (I haven't
actually looked for it, but it is probably slightly recessed so the dust
may fall into
Again, I suggest speaking to a repair guy, or wait for someone who has
done so to reply.
The brush may, if soft enough and used carefully enough, might be OK,
BUT, if there is ANY oily residue on the mirror (and it may not even be
visible) it can smear and make a mess.
So, unless this dust is
Obviously, we are on the same wavelength on this matter...
I'd love to hear what your neighbor offers as a solution!
Front surfaced mirrors seem to be designed to be look at but never
touched. ;-)
Art
HPA wrote:
Every time that I have tried to clean a front surface mirror with a brush or
I have used one, contact me via private mail for more info.
Art
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
can anyone tell me if they've actually used and/or read any reviews on the
polaroid sprintscan 4000 plus? i can only find reviews on it's predecessor. i
have been researching film scanners in the medium
Hi Howard,
I use Powerquest Drive Image for my backups, and it seems to make a big
file of everything on the disk partition. It works in DOS, and can do
several degrees of compression, although I find the rates aren't nearly
what they claim, and the higher compressions take considerably longer.
:
Arthur,
Champion Imaging in Montreal does it for $C8.00
Maybe your lab could match that price...or do better ?
http://www.championimaging.ca/English/Film_Processing.html
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From: Arthur Entlich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 12:33
I can think of a few potential causes. One may be just the way you have
the software set up in terms of gamma or contrast, however, this can
also occur due to a dirty optical path, due to dust, smoke, or other
household pollutants coating the lens, and mirrors or other optical
surfaces within
That's just plain unfair. I pay $10 CAN (about $6.40 US) for a 36 exp
E-6 with mounts (plus 14.5% tax!). Oddly, if I buy the film including
the identical pro processing, I pay about $12 a roll plus the same tax.
That settles it, I'm moving back to Spain. ;-)
Art
Roger Eritja wrote:
I believe overall French workers (on average) work the lowest number of
hours per year, due to shorter work days and longer vacations relative
to workers in the industrialized world. If my memory is correct, they
also get paid considerably more per year based upon their actually work
time. I
Anthony Atkielski wrote:
Roger writes:
Ya, I understood later, moreover seeing that
he was talking about Paris -probably the most
expensive city in the known universe :-))
Actually, Paris is not that high on the list. Major American cities, Tokyo,
and London (as well as possibly
Art Stated:
But I'm not the only one who noticed and caught your intent, Austin.
Austin Stated:
No, you didn't notice and caught [my] intent as my intent was not
what YOU
delusionally believe it was, whether you like it or not.
Now, you somehow believe that this comment:
Ken
Gee Austin, thanks for that insight. I NEVER would have figured out what
Anthony was getting at without your clear, exacting, obsessive attention
to detail and need to find someone wrong and fix things that aren't
broken. I feel SO much better informed now. What a very useful posting.
But Ken, you've missed the whole point of that posting... it is because
this poster's purpose for living is to correct all the minutia(e) that
doesn't conform with his reality. With that in mind, you'll certainly
now understand the full value of that edification.
Basically worthless to most
BIG GRIN
But I'm not the only one who noticed and caught your intent, Austin.
You are SO predictable.
Art
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or 'unsubscribe
Hi Andre,
I am NOT the list owner here, and the following views are my own. I
have been with this list since its earliest beginnings, however, and am
a fairly active poster. Having clarified that, here are my views:
Welcome to free speech. I know of no newsgroups or lists that do not
have off
it (it it was socketed). Today the chips which store
this info can be accessed and written to via software and can be altered
with a small program provided by the manufacturer.
Art
Khor Tong Hong wrote:
What is firmware?
TH
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Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 01:44:55 -0700
From: Arthur Entlich [EMAIL
Hi Michael,
I think you will find the Microtek offerings very similar to Polaroid's.
If Polaroid was on more solid footing, I would suggest it as a better
option, because, up until recently at least, they provided better client
support (in North America), and the software package (Insight) is a
I would agree with your comments IF:
1) indeed the competitors spec usage could be PROVEN to be in opposition
to either standard practice or was indeed a misuse of terms.
Based upon the discussion which occurred here recently regarding the
use of density range, dynamic range, etc., it seems
Arthur Entlich wrote:
Partially speaking, this is because there have not been agreed upon
^^
definitions or standards within the industry.
That was supposed to read Practically speaking...
Art
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From: Arthur Entlich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 9:21 AM
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: OT - anal(ly) retentive...
But Jean-Pierre, in terms of list postings, this is all ancient history.
Squabbles on lists are like bananas - within 30 days
Great news. I hope so too. The sad part about these scanners is they
are hardly worth repairing. The CCD is probably one of the more
expensive parts in the whole thing.
HP does send rebuilt units or warranty sometimes, so check the unit
out fully when it arrives, since you probably only have
Ouch, this concerns me... just before my back went out I upgraded the
firmware, but I didn't do any extensive scanning...
It would not be the first time that Polaroid got a bug in the focusing
system via firmware or software. Have you reported the results you
found to Polaroid yet? Or are you
We have several local digital labs here providing everything from color
laser prints to digitally produced silver based prints to prints
produced with archival inks and papers (giclee). All of these produce
fairly permanent results, and in fact some and even better than normal
silver photography
In wet darkroom, Fibre or fiber refers to papers which do not use
polymers or resin coatings, such as the RC papers. Fiber papers are
made of paper/rag pulp and then coated with silver halide laden
emulsions, and that's it. Thiosulfates can ruin the permanence of a
fibre paper image too, so
Whether the creator of a work of art is an egomaniac or not in regard to
the value of their work is not really relevant. No one knows
categorically if an artist's output will ultimately become valuable to
others of not. The formula for artistic success is a mix or timing,
serendipity, hype,
It depends where you live.
The European version comes with CD printing ability (both via some
hardware device and software) and a gray balancer designed for making
monochrome prints. For some odd reason Epson has decided that North
Americans have no use for these things.
Art
Paul D. DeRocco
That's potentially very unfortunate, too. Sounds like I am going to
have to provide some type of written warranty if I distribute inkjet
prints as collectibles. Up to now, I use an archival process for
reproducing anything I sell (graphic art more than photos) or I have
sold chemical (wet
Personally, I think the US needs to be shunned for a while until they
can act nicely in the schoolyard, learn how to play well with others and
how to share. [;-)]
Art
Laurie Solomon wrote:
Found this post on another list and thought everyone might have a passing
interest in it. It was
Make sure your holders aren't defective, worn or otherwise distorted.
Otherwise it sounds like a warranty repair.
Out of interest, what went wrong with the SS4000, in general they have
proved quite reliable.
Art
John Matturri wrote:
Some have of course upgraded to the 4000 Plus (4000+?). I'm
My experience with Insight is that is rarely clips, unless the image is
quite unusual but as long as the histogram fits without clipping within
Insight (even if there is a bit of extra space surrounding the
histogram), you know you have captured the info without loss.
Are you finding images that
Hi there,
Remove (uninstall) all the Silverfast software and then all the Insight
software. Then install Insight, and then install Silverfast again.
If you have Silverfast installed, something in the serial number
protection system that recognizes the SS4000 interferes with the Insight
are more obvious, and
lastly sometimes the calibration process seems to go haywire and
develops a wide pink streak down negs.
Art
Op's wrote:
Arthur Entlich wrote:
Finally, HP offered me the new S-20, although the banding was gone, it
had a number of other problems, and eventually it too
Hi Mike:
Before I make any comment, below is the exact note I supplied to my
computer retailer when I returned my HP S-20 for a refund (they had to
ship it back to HP, so they asked me for a defect list...)
HP S-20 Scanner SN.SG8BBX
Problems:
1) Color fringing (red/green) in bars
You're dreaming... we all just are taking a vacation from pulling our
hair out (the little many of us have left, that is) ;-)
Art
Philip Elkin wrote:
I was concerned the server was down or my computer was duff as all has been
quiet on the list for a few days. However I would like to think
Thanks to Todd for that... maybe some will return to this list now ;-)
Art
Julian Robinson wrote:
I got nothing for three days.. maybe this is because Todd has given the
dynamic range discussion a special list!
We are without Austin on that list, otherwise the discussion is going
exactly
: Arthur Entlich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Oh, so I've become the someone like reference now, eh?
Fine.
If you think my intent here is to mislead or just give uneducated
opinions with no forethought or research, just ignore them. I have
found that the vast majority of people who have followed my advice
Arthur Entlich wrote:
Make this day on your calendar... Austin and I agree on something! ;-)
Art
OK, maybe MAKING a new day on the calendar is a bit much to ask, it
was supposed to read Mark this day on your calendar... ;-)
Art
Austin Franklin wrote:
Bob,
Enlargers can have
Oh, so I've become the someone like reference now, eh?
Fine.
If you think my intent here is to mislead or just give uneducated
opinions with no forethought or research, just ignore them. I have
found that the vast majority of people who have followed my advice in
regard to scanner decisions
Come on, after what I just wrote?
I wouldn't go near this printer unless they make some design changes.
Between the non-refillable carts and the way Epson is pricing their
inks, this printer is not on my shopping list.
Art
Anthony Atkielski wrote:
So did you actually buy the printer?
What is somewhat interesting about this is that of all the CCD scanners
on the market (excepting the Leaf, as noted) Nikon is probably best set
up to do a real BW scan. Unlike most which use a triline CCD sensor
with a R, G or B color separating filter for each line, the Nikon
doesn't use color
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From: Arthur Entlich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I guess Nikon has never heard of the potential benefits of diffused
light sources.
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Make this day on your calendar... Austin and I agree on something! ;-)
Art
Austin Franklin wrote:
Bob,
Enlargers can have interchangeable diffuse light sources and
parallel light
sources. The former give soft images with less contrast, while the latter
give sharper images with higher
Yes.
The new Fuji Provia F series of films use what I would refer to as a
soft edged grain, which, in effect is antialiased to begin with.
This provides a softer transition and is similar to defocusing the grain
slightly.
Velvia, on the other hand, while slow and fine grained and great for
Hi Simon, Thanks for acknowledging that some things I say pan out in
the real world ;-)
The problems you are experiencing with the LS4000ED are:
1) LIGHT Source
2) LIGHT source
3) Light source
(repeat down the page).
The Nikon LED collimated light source doesn't ONLY make DDS (Dust, dirt,
I just posted this to comp.periphs.printers, and I know it is off topic,
BUT, since many filmscanner users might be considering the new lower
priced Epson wide carriage printers, I thought I'd provide this heads up.
Boy, was I excited to see the price on Epson's 24 wide printer drop by
thousands
I was going to stay out of this, because I sound like an old skipping
record when it comes to this subject.
However, in fairness, I have to respond. Some film scanners handle
depth of field better than others. For instance, I have not experienced
a film frame or slide which has enough
Arthur Entlich wrote:
Many complaints have come to public forums about Nikon depth of field
being inadequate to capture the full 35mm frame in focus with either
glass mounts, special slide mounts or special pre-handling of film strips.
The above line was supposed to read:
Many
Major A wrote:
Art,
So this is where the German language is now going. I know that this is
a word that is often misspelt, but only the internet allows people to
write entlich without being corrected. Knowing what the correct
spelling is (I lived in Germany for 18 years and did most of
And give yourself each 30 paces, a six iron, and wait until high noon!
Art
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Take it off line.
Bill Kennedy
Austin, Texas
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Regarding your inability to get 5.5 to work. Do you have Silverfast on
your system? Some people have been reporting that the system used to
assure you have a valid scanner to authorize your ability to use
Silverfast is causing some conflicts with allowing upgrading Insight or
even causing the
I just though I'd mention that a number of used and new Polaroid SS4000
scanners have shown up on ebay. One sold (used) for $450 US. There is
also an Microtek Artixscan 4000T for sale over the next few hours.
Some have SCSI cards and software.
For people seeking these units, you might be able
I don't know the exact cause of your problem, and you didn't mention the
platform you are using.
Although your crashing is probably not caused by this, I would suggest
you remove Insight 5.0 and upgrade to version 5.5, which has a few extra
features (it is available on Polaroid's website). Also
Earlier versions of Photoshop had quite a few processes which worked in
8 bit/channel (24 bit) mode only.
Later versions included more and more processes that function in 16
bit/channel (48 bit) mode.
I use version 5.5, and it still doesn't allow for filters to work in 48
bit, and several other
The Elite is supposed to have better response in the shadows than the
Dual II as a result of the higher bit depth A/D conversion.
When you speak of the dark areas of the neg, do you mean the areas which
are dark in the positive result, or do you mean the areas that end up
light on the positive
Your choice makes some sense, because you aren't shooting BW film,
although the scan times or potential banding and poor DOF still are
there no matter which film stock you use.
Although the person asking didn't state which BW films his client is
using, if it is true BW, and not chromogenic C-41
Of the three, and yes, they all do provide 2.25x2.25 film scans, the
only one I would consider is the SS120, especially for real B+W films
(as opposed to chromogenic c-41 process films).
Both the Minolta and Nikon have dice (IR cleaning) which does not
function with true silver based BW films.
Just out of interest, how does this compare to the speed when not using
borderless mode (still using the USB 2.0 interfacing)
Art
David J. Littleboy wrote:
Just a follow up to a previous note in which I complained about Epson 950C
print times for full-bleed A4. Using USB 2.0, it's blindingly
I'm unfamiliar with this problem, but I suspect your neg film carrier
has developed a problem. Make sure the track on the bottom is clean or
grim and grease. If you have not been using the little brush (which
either should have come with the scanner new or should have been offered
to you ages
Hi Vasilis,
You can always try reinstalling the software and the firmware in the
scanner. The film carrier is heavier, and if something is not grasping
the carrier tightly enough, it may slip more easily than the slide carrier.
If there is any slippage, the calibration will be delayed because
Hi Jim,
I think your circumstances demand dICE, no question about it!
In fact, dICE was invented with you in mind ;-)
I think you will admit that your situation is more an exception than
rule, but I could not come up with a valid argument against the logic of
your considerations. Get a model
I don't know if you are using a Mac or a PC and I don't know how much
dust and scratching you have to deal with.
If you are using a PC, may I suggest before you sell your Minolta Dimage
II that you consider downloading Polaroid's dust and scratch filter,
which is currently free of charge and try
Look at it, but don't necessarily buy it ;-)
The Minolta Multi Pro has received overall good reviews, but it does
suffer from the same problems all the Minolta recent scanners seem to...
exaggerated grain, dust and scratches and somewhat less effective IR
clean up.
But ultimately Ops is right
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