[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 & SCSI under Vista

["gary" <lists@lazygranch.com>]

Sure, It seems to have trouble on the last image if you start with frame
1. By the time it gets to the end, the thing can't grip the film holder.
So I got in the habit of scanning in Hebrew (so to speak).

That said, the Minolta 5400II is so much better than the Artixscan that
I don't feel all that bad about it sitting and gathering dust. I had the
Artixscan fixed once by the factory. It refused to grip the holder at
all. They upgraded the firmware when they fixed the mechanical issue. I
thought the price was fair, especially after hearing the horror stories
about expensive Nikon repairs.

That said, I get 12 bits on the 5400II and IR for dust/scratch removal.
The film holder on the Minolta works well enough that I don't bother to
mount slides anymore. The Artixscan film holder was just a PITA that I
had to have the slides mounted.

I really don't want to sell it. It not worth that much, and I may need a
spare scanner some day since the Minolta will be really hard to repair
since they left the business. It's really a shame Minolta pulled the
plug on the business. The 5400II was about half the price I paid for the
4000t and it's an order of magnitude better. At this point, if anyone
wanted a scanner, they would probably have to fork out for a Nikon. Then
  again, I'll be going digital eventually. I've been eyeing those used
EOS-1DS Mark II now that the Mark III is out.




halftone@troutcom.com wrote:
> Gary, could you tell me a little more about its tempermental nature?
> I might be interested in it.
>
> Thanks!
>
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> <snip>
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> I still have the Artixscan 4000t because it is so flaky I won't sell
> it. Maybe temperamental is a better word.
>
>

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