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From: "Mark Dapoz" <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Terry and Tracey wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know how well the Nikon Coolscan IV goes with Kodachrome?
I've
> > heard scanners must be set to a special mode or response to accurately
> > handle the Kodachrome film base.
>
> I'm not at all impressed with mine. I find that high contrast slides
produce
> significant flare and render the scan useless. This happens even with ICE
> turned off, with ICE on it's even worse. It was so bad that I sent my
> scanner in to Nikon to have it serviced. They tweaked it a bit and made
it
> a little better, but I still find it unaccepable for Kodachromes. The
scanner
> is great for E6 films though. I wonder if the new Coolscan V is any
better
> with Kodachromes.
> -mark
>
I've got a 9 month old Minolta. I've never seen any problems but I may have
not scanned any of my Kodachromes. I'll have to check.
-jeff
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