Re: Minolta 5400 or Coolscan V

On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 17:50:37 +0100, Kennedy McEwen
<rkm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>In article <76u4d1dqlmuerc2ec8r27lmk23q670lvko@xxxxxxx>, Don
><phoney.email@xxxxxxxxx> writes
>
>>However - and as always - there's a catch and you identified it:
>>Kodachromes! Generally, they are a nightmare to scan with Nikons. The
>>"Kodachrome" mode (I have an LS-50 a.k.a. Coolscan V) just doesn't go
>>far enough. When you run the A/B tests do try *dark* Kodachromes
>>because they challenge Nikons the most!
>>
>That is simply a dynamic range issue, and applies to both scanners.

Doesn't a different light source produce different results?

In this case they're both LEDs (albeit Nikon's "pure" LEDs as opposed
to Minolta's "composite" white LED) so - and I'm only guessing - but
in this particular case the differences may therefore be less obvious.

However - it is my understanding - that a conventional light source
doesn't have the same problems with Kodachromes as Nikons do. Is that
wrong?

In other words, does a conventional light source Kodachrome scan
suffer from the notorious "blue cast" as well?

Don.
.

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