Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Tim, I think I'll keep my cash until Nikon improves their QA on this unit. My time is valuable but I hate dealing with "overpriced badly built pieces of crap!" even more. Regards, Greg Tim Atherton wrote: >>I have had my LS4000 up and running for a week or so and I had been >>considering the SF-200 Slide attachment. What's the story on this unit? >> >>For $500.00 US it should work perfectly. >> > > >It does the job - eventually, but for what you pay for it, it's an >overpriced badly built piece of crap! > >I've had to run several hundred card mounted slides through it and it >constantly jams, sucking two in, or pushing them out into the wrong spot and >buggers it up. You have construct little templates out of old credit cards >to narrow the slot. Even with plastic mounts it still often times jams. > >The little bits of tin that form the guides bend out of shape. If you try >and put the recommended 50 slides in they are under way too much tension >(depending on the mount). What provides the tension is a cheap little spring >that weakens with time.... I think it's built to tolerances of about +or- >1"...... > >etc...etc. > >It's not great out of the box, and for what is a "bulk" scanner it doesn't >stand up too well to large volume usage - been through two replacements that >broke. > >It does work, but in my experience, not without a lot of frustration. In >many cases I fear to leave it on it's own, as when it does jam it makes such >fearsome noises and grindings I feel it may eventually burst into flame! > >So, if you have $500 to spare, go for it! It will do the job - sort of > >Over 3 different units and a few thousand images, imo it's garbage. > >Tim A > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html