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[filmscanners] Re: Minolta 5400



on 11/14/03 6:18 AM, Arthur Entlich at artistic-1@shaw.ca wrote:

> That's interesting.  The Minolta Dual Dimage II also suffered from the
> same problem.  I went through several before getting one with minimal
> defects.  My scanner was apparently made by Avision for Minolta, I don't
> know who is making the 5400.
>
> Another interesting tidbit.  As some may know, Minolta has been
> floundering for some time now in terms of business structure, and I
> imagine finances as well. Well, the company was recently purchased by
> Konica, and they are in the mist of integrating the companies together,
> including the QMS division (which Minolta bought a few years back).
>
> The company's new name is Konica-Minolta, suggesting the money went it
> that direction.  I would expect a stronger company to come of this, but
> as often occurs in this kind of merger, we'll have to wait and see which
> divisions survive.
>
> I disappointed the new company didn't decide to call itself "MiKon" ;-)
>
> Art
>
>
> david.gordon wrote:
>
>> I've not been here for a while, humour me if this has just been done to
>> death but there's no archive...
>>
>> Need to replace a Polaroid SS4000. Googling around I see many people
>> complain that the Minolta 5400 produces fine lines it some scans,
>> sometimes, with some software. They look very much to me like a dud pixel
>> in the CCD - a one pixel wide line running the length of the scan.
>> Usually seen in darker areas. Many people report the exact same trouble
>> and show images with the same lines.
>>
>> Maybe this is fixed in a firmware update, maybe not. Who can tell me more?
>>
>> From what I've read (on other lists, in other places) this is a scanner
>> to avoid.
>>
>
My Scan Dual II also had a similar problem, and had to be returned.  It has
worked fine ever since.

Berry

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