>if time were money (it
>isn't for me) I'd opt for a scanner with dICE.
Preston, I have to wonder if time were money if you would actually save a
whole lot by using dICE since using it often slows down the scan speed a
great deal. If one cleaned one's film and dust out of the scanner, would
one have to spend more than a minimal amount of time touching up dust on the
film scans without dICE as compared to the amount of time a dICE scan would
take? It make be a toss up.
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From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
[mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Preston Earle
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 8:31 AM
To: laurie@advancenet.net
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Scan Dual IV vs Scan Dual II
"Berry Ives" wrote: "Okay, does anyone have experience on both the
Minolta SD2 and SD4? If so, please share that with me. I've read the
specs already."
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I don't usually do "Me too" posts, but I want to second Arthur Entlich's
post (and I hope my agreeing with him doesn't spoil his Curmudgeon Score
too badly <G>). I had a SDII and replaced it with a SDIII when the SDII
got where it wouldn't "take in" the film holder to start a scan. The
quality difference between the II and III is dramatic. There is almost
no banding on the III, where that was a significant problem on the II.
I haven't tried the Minolta software solutions for grain and dust. (I
believe Vuescan gives noticeably better color than the OEM software), so
I can't comment on that issue. I do know that on the III model,
spots/dust are still a significant problem, and if time were money (it
isn't for me) I'd opt for a scanner with dICE. Grain is also a problem,
thought it doesn't seem to be as bad as with the II. I haven't gone back
to scan some old 5247 negative which had huge grain issues when scanned
on the II, but scans of modern film seem to have fewer grain problems.
I understand the main difference between the III and IV is the
resolution and that the overall quality is otherwise very similar.
Preston Earle
PEarle@triad.rr.com
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