Hi Tom.
murphytj@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I'm thinking of buying a film scanner. I've narrowed it down to a
> Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 2 or a Nikon Coolscan 4ED. I'm tending
> towards the Minolta at the moment because it is cheaper, has a firewire
> interface and seems to offer all that the Nikon offers.
On principle I would go for the the Minolta because of Firewire, BUT
transfer rate mat not be the determining factor in scanning speed. If the
scanner is not capable of exceeding the USB's speed then it doesn't
matter... I have the Nikon 4000ED and it only comes with Firewire so I'm not
sure.
> I have a G4 Mac running MacOS x 10.2.1 (Jaguar).
I haven't used Nikon Scan with 10 but there is an updated 10 driver at
>http://www.nikonusa.com/usa_tech_center/dtc_options.jsp?cat=1&grp=2&productNr=9
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> Anyone have comments, experience of either scanner? I'm particularly
> interested in comparing the sharpness of the scans as the Nikon has an
> ED lens where as the Minolta doesn't.
There may be other diffs too... Light source is a VERY important one
especially if you plan to scan negs. Do you plan on scanning mostly negs or
slides? Hopefully some list members will have more specific info for you but
you might find more reviews on the web. Check www.epinions.com or similar.
> Software for both seems comparable (Digital Ice Cubed).
This is just one feature but it is VERY nice to have... another important
feature is the ability to do multipass scanning which helps reduce noise.
Also check what OTHER software comes with the scanner. If Photoshop or
another good image editor is included it can add a lot of value.
- Matt Crawley
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