Hello Zuiks
A while ago I wrote to the author of a very good site about these scanners.
You can see my letter, and the response.
Apparently I was in error about ICE and ScanWit.
Brian
> Date sent: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 19:56:59 +0000
> From: Photoscientia <photoscientia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: ScanWit scanners
>
> Hi Brian.
>
> The 2720S model of the Scanwit does not have ICE.
>
> Acer brought out a 2740S model, which has ICE, as I briefly mentioned on my
> update page.
>
> The 2740S has a very poor implementation of ICE, which is terribly slow in
> operation, taking nearly 6 minutes for a full-frame scan. The ICE function
> is also unreliable, and varies in the anount of cleaning that it does with
> the same slide or negative. Sometimes ICE fails to remove any dirt or
> scratches at all.
> That's why I haven't given the 2740S any publicity. It doesn't deserve any.
>
> In my opinion the extra money for the 2740S model is wasted.
> If you definitely need digital ICE, then you'd be far better off getting a
> Minolta or Nikon scanner, or the Canon scanner with FARE, which is Canon's
> version of ICE.
>
> Having said that, Ed Hamrick's Vuescan makes use of the infrared channel of
> the
> 2740 to implement its own cleaning function, and makes a more reliable job of
> it
> than Acer's software. Vuescan can't speed up the hardware much though, and I
> still think that the 2740 is too slow to be useful when used in ICE or
> Vuescan's
> 'clean' mode. If you turn off the ICE function, you've basically got a 2720
> scanner that costs 1/3rd as much again. Not much of a bargain!
>
> Regards, Pete Andrews.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Brian Swale wrote:
>
> > Hello P.L.Andrews
> >
> > THanks for your excellent review of this scanner which I am considering.
> >
> > May I ask one question.
> >
> > In your review, you mention that it does not come with ICE technology.
> >
> > Yet many people with whom I have discussed this scanner have said that I
> > must make sure I get one that has ICE.
> >
> > Is there an aspect relating to ICE that needs updating on your page?
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