Minolta Dimage 5400 Q's.

Hello folks! Although a member of PN since 1999 I've neglected the fora for many years. I have a couple of questions that I'd be grateful to get feedback on.

In 1994 I got a Minolta Dimage 5400 scanner (v1) for my 35mm film and it gave me the best scans I've ever seen, however it proved to be an extremely quirky model, despite resolving even ISO 100 film grain. It refused to expel the film holder around 2010 and I forcefully pulled it, recovering my negatives but losing the scanner. Since Minolta had already folded by then, I kept it stored in hope of a miracle. Besides, I had migrated to digital more or less fully by then.

Now, I lost my scan archive to a disk crash that wasn't backed (mirrored) up (I had the film, right? So...). Got me a Plustek 8100 a couple of months ago but even with the claimed 7200 resolution it pales to the 5400. At 3600 it's all right save for the limited D of 3.8(?) compared to the Minolta 4.8. It forces me to some pirouettes of multiple exposures with many contrasty negatives.

Finally, the questions:

1. Is there any repair shop that can handle the Minolta 5400?

2. Can VueScan acquire from it in case I don't get drivers for Windows 10?

Thanks for any feedback. It's really important for me to recover at least some 300-odd frames.

According to a quick look at the Vuescan site, it does support the 5400.

Minolta Scanner Drivers | VueScan.

Good luck.