Scanner help

[wuyeah]

Hey guys, i want to stay in film but at the same time save a copy of

my picture that y i am thinking about buying a quality film scanner.

i went for big brands, which nikon has Coolscan V ED, Super Coolscan

5000 ED. canon has FS4000US, and Minolta scan dual IV. i was

reading they rough spec in B&H, the minolta dual IV spec is not so

much different than nikon coolscan VED, but the price vary a lot.

coolscan V ED is about 500usd and minolta dual IV is only 299usd.

from the spec not so much different, but price vary a lot, does that

mean minolta's scan quality can't compare to nikon? or it is really

about brand name than quality? is the minolta scan dual IV a good

scaner to buy?

[diego_alonso]

i dont have a scaner but i read in "chasseur d´images" a review about the coolscan 5000 ed and they rate it as a very-very-very good scaner with a very good price-quality.

Hope it help you, if you want tomorow i can post you some specs or you can write me.

[ruslangaripov]

Hi William,

 

As far as I know Minolta Scan Dual IV (being an entry level film scanner from Minolta) doesn't have hardware infrared Digital ICE technology which means you have

to "clean" the film by yourself after scanning in editing software,

it is so painful. Both Coolscans do have Digital ICE, Canon FS4000US has its own FARE technology. If you look for

competitor to Coolscan (V/5000), go for top Minolta's model - Minolta Scan Elite 5400, it is

worth comparing and has everything one needs. About Scan Dual IV I am sure it is good machine except two

things - (a bit) not enough resolution for high-res film and lack of

Digital ICE. You can compare this model to the Benq ScanWit 2720s

model - 2700 dpi and no ICE and also cheaper. But ICE is life-saving!!!

 

Hope this helps,

Ruslan.

[piyush_jain]

There are basically two types of dedicated film scanners -- those that have infrared dust elimination, and those that don't. If you're going to scan a lot, spend the extra bucks to get a scanner with ICE (Nikon) or FARE (Canon). If you're going to scan just a few frames each roll, the Minolta SD-IV is a very good and inexpensive solution. I own the SD-IV and love it. The software-based dust elimination works reasonably well with just a slight loss in sharpness (YMMV), or you could scan without it and touch up in Photoshop/equivalent. In case you haven't scanned a lot of film before, a word of caution... it is a pain! You might be better off having the lab scan it to CD for you when the roll is developed.

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Search the Digital Darkroom forum on photo.net for more info.

[Prof-K]

What about coolscan IV ED? Lower resolution, but with Digital ICE and half the price of coolscan V ED.