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Subject: [Leica] OT: Anyone has a Minolta Elite 5400 scanner?
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Luis Ripoll)
Date: Tue Aug 2 14:16:37 2005

Richard,

I have the same question and thoughts as you!...

Saludos desde Barcelona
Luis

-----Mensaje original-----
De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org]En nombre de
Richard
Enviado el: martes, 02 de agosto de 2005 12:30
Para: lug@leica-users.org
Asunto: [Leica] OT: Anyone has a Minolta Elite 5400 scanner?

I have been very happy with the Nikon LS-4000, especially with the bulk
film adapter, I can scan a whole roll w/o any effort. However, I understand
that due to the LED light source, the Nikon scanner is more similar to a
condenser enlarger and scanning B&W negatives tend to produce more contrast
and "blocky" image and the light source also amplifies the dust and
scratches. I have read that the Elite 5400, especially with its "grain
dissolver" (see http://www.scanhancer.com/) is more similar to a diffuser
enlarger and thus does not have the problems than the Nikon scanners have.
Notably the new Elite 5400 II does not have the grain dissolver, so either
Minolta solves the problems some other ways or that they think it's not a
problem for a majority of their users, which probably use color film.

Anyway, does anyone have an Elite 5400? If you are local to the Silicon
Valley, may I perhaps borrow it for an afternoon? Barring that or if you
are not local, may be I can send you some negatives to scan so I can
compare the results? I can pick up an Elite 5400 for ~$500, so I would like
to know there are tangible benefits before commiting to the cost.

Thank you very much if you can help out.

// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please
use richard at imagecraft.com)


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