Re: [Leica] A Grudging Concession to Digital, Made With Regret

[Matthew Powell <mlpowell@sbcglobal.net>]

On Feb 25, 2004, at 7:21 PM, Dan C wrote:
> I'm still happy with my Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II (a 2820 dpi film
> scanner), which has been superceded by models III and IV.  They 
> represent
> good value in scanners, costing in the low hundreds of dollars.  Even 
> the
> higher end Minolta 5400 still only costs a bit over $1,000 in Canadian
> dollars.  I would expect any of these scanners to be significantly
> superiour to flat bed scanners with film adaptors, at least for 35mm 
> film.

I purchased a new Nikon Coolscan V for $549 locally - only minor 
differences (from what I can tell) with the Coolscan 5000. The 5000 is 
a little bit faster, 48-bit (vs. 42-bit) and will let you scan entire 
rolls at once with a special adapter, for ~$450 more.

I'm hoping that the price of the Coolscan 8000 used will drop with the 
introduction of the 9000, for my 6x6 negatives (and X-Pan negs, if I 
can ever save up the money for one).

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