Consider the brand new Plustek OpticFilm 7200dpi 35mm dedicated film
scanner. Amateur Photographer rated it 85% (review out in UK shops today -
9th October 2004 issue) and Practical Photography (October 2004) in UK rated
5/5 for value, 4/5 image quality. USB2 cable. £170. Does not work with Mac
but with Windows 98SE to Win XP.
The SCSI Benq is 'ancient' transfer technology.
Chris Street
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>From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
>[mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk] On Behalf Of chris@ion-
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>Sent: 03 October 2004 11:07
>To: chris@street56.fsbusiness.co.uk
>Subject: [filmscanners] RE: Fw: Re: Newbie intro.
>
>> Nikon scanners have dICE, but in part, it is because they
>> require it. The lighting system used (LED) caused two
>> problems. One is that surface defects and grain tend to be
>> amplified, so dICE becomes almost a requirement (dICE doesn't
>> work with true blank and white films, which is why I asked
>> you what films you use). The other problem that Nikon's LED
>> lighting can cause is , due to it being lower brightness than
>> cold cathode, the len has to be used completely open, and so
>> depth within the film plane is quite limited. As a result
>> even normal bowing in the film can cause either the edges or
>> center to be out of focus.
>>
>> I would not spend a lot of extra money on buying an older
>> Nikon model, they were costly new, and the early models
>> tended to have more mechanical problems than other scanners.
>>
>> Older color neg films tended to have fairly large grain, and
>> this can lead to grain aliasing, which exaggerates the grain
>> size, particularly
>> with scanners in the 2400-2800 dpi range. That's where most of the
>> older scanners have their resolution.
>>
>> You mention that you mainly plan on web images for now. If
>> that is the case, you *MIGHT* want to consider one of the
>> flatbed scanners (such as some of the Epson which were
>> designed for film scanning), which might be less costly that
>> a film scanner, and at a later date when you have more
>> interest in printing, get a film scanner. Certainly, a
>> dedicated film scanner will provide better images, but
>> depending on how large you think you will wish to print them
>> at some point, you may not be happy with the scans from an
>> older film scanner.
>>
>> Besides the Minolta you are considering, you might also wish
>> to look at some of the older Polaroids (made by Microtek),
>> and maybe even the Acer/Benq (they made one which also had dICE).
>
>Has anyone ocme across the Benq ScanWit 2740S?
>
>I have found one dealer in Hove (UK) who stocks it - and it is relatively
>cheap (sub £150). Comes with SCSI card too. The single review I have found
>cannot give enough praise. Maybe this is the one to go for?
>
>
>
>Cheers
>
>Chris
>
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