looks familiar?
reflecta seem to sell branded versions of the pacific imaging range, as do
jessops (major UK photographic retailer)
I did read press releases that Braun bought the 3600 scanner out a few months
back.
possibly it's a collaboration as the scanner looks very like a Braun paximat
projector.
Best Wishes
Paul Roberts =^_^=
mail@paul-roberts.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Lusby" <elusby@adelphia.net>
To: <mail@paul-roberts.com>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 8:38 PM
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Another lurker seeking advice
It's good to have the company of another lurker. I did find one other
scanner with bulk feeding capabilities, the Pacific Image Powerslide 3600
USB/1394 interface (3600dpi). The one good thing about this scanner is
price: less than $700! It has the ability to use a slide magazine or a
carousel to scan 50-100 slides at a time. However, as you probably know,
Pacific Imaging isn't exactly the Cadillac of the scanner
world. Nonetheless, if I need to scan a lot of slides, I'm going to take a
close look at this instrument.
The website is . Apparently the same scanner is
also distributed by Scan Smart, according to a usenet posting. I believe
it just came out, or is about to come out. In any case, I haven't found
much information on it, save the company website.
I was trying to decide largely between the Nikon 5000 and the Minolta 5400.
However, I don't think the Nikon is available yet in the US (?). My local
camera store in San Diego said it hasn't been released yet, and it isn't
available at BH, the only mail order place I'm willing to deal with. Sooo,
I ordered the 5400 from BH, as my local store was out of stock. I also
ordered the Monaco EZ Color and Optix-xr combo package ($75 rebate
currently! and BH sells this for $150 less than Monaco), and the ektachrome
and kodachrome it8 targets.
An interesting site with photos comparing the 5400 with the LS4000 is:
I was dubious that the 5400 could even resolve more than the 4000dpi
scanners, but it appears it can. I also like the way the diffuser minimizes
grain.
Cheers,
Ed
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