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Subject: [Leica] Microtek vs. Nikon scanners?
From: nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Wed Jan 25 21:24:37 2006
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My old Nikon LS-2000 also has a SCSI interface, which my computer 
doesn't, but no problem--a SCSI-to-USB adapter does not cost very much 
and does the job.

Nathan

Douglas Herr wrote:

> Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>>Does anyone here have experience with both the Nikon 4000/5000 and 
>>>Microtek 400tf? Paricularly re: film handling and density range.
>>
>> The 4000t, though cheaper, in the above link is a non-starter as 
>>investing in SCSI peripherals at this point isn't advisable for most 
>>people.
> 
> 
> I agree w.r.t. the SCSI interface, and this probably will be the first 
> thing that will make using my Polaroid SS4000 problematic on a future 
> computer.  The Polaroid is a clone of the Microtek, and regarding film 
> handling it's more tolerant of film that isn't perfectly flat than the 
> Nikon scanners are.  The problem is in the scanner's depth of field; you'd 
> see the problem at the edges of the picture where the scan is out of focus 
> when the center is properly focussed.
> 
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> 
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