[filmscanners] Re: Better DOF than Nikon?

["arm" <a3murray@deepthought.org>]

Hi,

      The Minolta works great, have had no problems.    Also have an L-8000
which can do 35mm but the Minolta is much easier to use.   I use the
LS-8000 for MF and also have edge blur.    I guess to compare apples with
apples I should compare with an LS-4000 which I think is very similar to
the Minolta as far as ease of use.    I scan at 5400dpi and have no
problems.   I truth I have had them both for a short time (less than a
month) so have not really run a comparison by doing several negatives and
slides in both machines to see how much of a difference the 5400dpi is with
the 4000dpi of the LS-8000.

     The scanning software of both the scanners is so similar, you would
think they were written by the same guy

     Best,   Alex

At 11:07 PM 1/8/2004, you wrote:
> > From: arm
> >
> >            Have no idea how bowed your slides are.   I have a
> > minolta elite
> > 5400.    I frequently get edge blur with slides or negatives.   I has not
> > bothered me that much but I certainly do not get edge to edge sharp
> > focusing.     Have also used a LS-8000 and before a LS-4500 with the same
> > problem
> >
> >            I guess your only alternative is to find someone with each of
> > the scanners or a store which has both and will let you plug in a
> > laptop to test them "so you may decide which you want to buy".
>
>Thanks for that info. I need a scanner that's _much_ better than the Nikon
>in order to capture these slides, since they're really warped. That is,
>unless I can find a better way to mount them.
>
>Other than that, how do you like the Minolta?
>
>--
>
>Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
>Paul                mailto:pderocco@ix.netcom.com
>
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