I can back up Piers' endorsement of the 4000ED. Although I've only had
mine for a week I found it very easy to use and my results (with b&w neg
scanning) have been spectacular.
I haven't scanned any slides simply because I didn't get the slide adapter
with the kit, I'll have to purchase that separately (the seller had lost
it, grrr). I bought the scanner on the 'bay, I'd suggest a look around there.
The 4000ED connects using Firewire and the PCI card is included with the
kit, it was a five minute job to install. If you are running WinXP you'll
need to download the Nik*n Scan 4 software from the Nik*n website (will
forward URL if needed).
Andrew McPhee
At 12:13 PM 13/10/2005 +0100, you wrote:
>Steve
>
>I am glad to hear that you could derive something positive from last
>weekend, and I can well sympathize that your loss has inspired you to share
>family photo memories. That is just what I did with a stack of slides
>dating from mid 1950s to early 1970s. Also a variety of filmstock including
>Kodachrome, Ektachrome, Anscochrome and Gevachrome. And some others. And
>in conditions varying from dirty through to emulsion dissolved.
>
>I can wholeheartedly recommend the Nikon 4000ED (good memory, Chuck) which
>does have a bulk loader option for slides, as well as dust and scratch
>removal and color restoration options. The 40000ED has now been superseded,
>which may mean that they are more reasonably priced, but you may want to
>check the IVED, which has the same 4000dpi maximum resolution, but with
>lower dmax, and USB in place of Firewire. I assume the IVED will accept the
>bulk loader.
>
>Though you say you do not need the ultimate in resolution, I suspect that
>you would benefit - either by faster scanning at lower resolution, or by
>superior results from conversion to jpeg.
>
>Here's a few samples
>
>http://www.hemy.me.uk/Miscellany/Image10.jpg - a straight scan, see the
>crud!
>http://www.hemy.me.uk/Miscellany/Image11.jpg - digital ICE in action, but no
>manual restoration at all.
>http://www.hemy.me.uk/Miscellany/Image20.jpg - a Kodachrome from 1959. I
>must have assumed it was a Land camera I was using :-(
>
>--
>Piers
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>Of Steve Goss
>Sent: 10 October 2005 05:46
>To: Olympus email list
>Subject: [OM] Scanner suggestions, for bulk scanning
>
>Hi, Y'all-
>One of the nice things that happened last weekend was that my Dad, my
>brother and I discussed all the slides we have, and how it would be nice to
>have them a little more available than assorted trays and boxes. The best
>thing about the conversation was that my Dad is willing to foot the bill for
>a film scanner. <insert ear to ear smile here>
>
>Some guide lines:
>because of the number of slides to scan, scanners that require someone to
>manually insert each slide or reposition a slide carrier won't cut it. Some
>sort of attachment that can automatically work through a stack of slides
>would be highly valued.
>
>Resolution is not an over-riding concern. It needs to be good, but it
>doesn't need to be state of the art. Probably in the 3200 or greater range.
>Even though the originals occasionally get projected on to a four foot wide
>screen, the scans probably won't be viewed or printed any larger than 12 to
>15 inches.
>
>Flexibility. Dad shot Kodachrome years ago, now he's shooting Ektachrome.
>Mike is shooting Provia.
>I used to shoot that Seattle Filmworks stuff, but I'm now shooting
>Kodachrome. Plus, there will be a few odd rolls of Agfa, GAF and who knows
>what else.
>
>Price. As low as possible. Finding something used would be ideal. Dad said
>that he did not want to pay as much as a new car would cost.
>
>Connection. Since the scanner will be hooked up to three different
>computers, USB would be easier than SCSI, but price may dictate SCSI. The
>computers range from a 6 year old Dell running Win 98 to a new HP running
>XP.
>
>Let the suggestions begin!
>
>Thanks, Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa
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