My friend Paul Swanson, editor of Northwestern Lines, sends the following: >From: "Paul K. Swanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: SPORRS: Slide scanners >Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 13:47:47 -0600 > >I am a user of the Nikon LS-1000 slide scanner. While the interface has = >been troublesome in the past (it works OK now), and I had a SCZI = >conflict to deal with (I did not use the supplied SCZI card, one was = >already installed on my computer), plus I still can't get the auto focus = >to work right, this scanner's output is excellent and I have no = >complaints about its performance. Perhaps I have higher demands on = >quality, since I am scanning to generate 150 lpi halftones and color = >seps. But the fact is the output of this scanner is equal to or better = >than the drum scanning that my printing company (they do prepress in = >house) can produce. And I prefer the Nikon to others in the fact that = >it uses LED's that don't degrade overtime and generate very little heat. = > Color calibration has not been a problem so far. And I am using a PC = >running Windows 95. There you have it...the opinions of a Nikon user (I = >have had this scanner for 1.5 years now). > >Paul Swanson
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