[filmscanners] RE: Is Minolta's Scan dual II a good buy?

["Roger Smith" <rsmith@unb.ca>]

At 9:56 AM -0500 3/4/02, Norman Unsworth wrote:
>I am planning to buy it base on the praise on its picture quality, but have
>a bit concern about its build quality. I saw someone posting information
>about streak and banding problems about it. I would like to see whether
>anyone here sees any of these kind of problem on the Scan Dual II purchased
>after June, 2001?

        I purchased my Scan Dual II about that time and I have had
good results from it.
        In comparison with the Canon FS2710, it is slightly sharper
and gives better shadow detail, but it does emphasize dust and
scratches. I almost always use VueScan. As was mentioned recently,
I've been getting very good results from VueScan's Long Exposure Pass
feature - an almost complete elimination of shadow noise in the Scan
Dual II.

Regards,
Roger Smith

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