Re: What to look at besides Nikon V-ED?

On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 22:33:37 -0500, r_schillerREMOVE@xxxxxxxxxxx (rs)
wrote:

>I've been using a nikon IV-ED (LS40) for a few years now and think its time,
>on a budget, to upgrade. I like the way the Nikon's take the film strip
>without having to put it into a holder. It also looks like the V-ED will scan
>with more range and should do what I need it to. At about $575 shipped from
>B&H it seems doable but:
>
>1. Anything else I should consider, I haven't been keeping up on it.

I have an LS50 (and LS30 before that) but if I were to upgrade I'd
give Minolta 5400 *Mark II* a very good look!

It's important that it's Mark *II* not Mark I because they are totally
different scanners. Mark II has a (single) white LED as the light
source while Mark I uses a conventional light source.

The price of both LS50 and 5400 II is about the same but 5400 II has
multi-scanning and 5400 resolution, while LS50 only has 4000 and
multi-scanning has been disabled by Nikon for marketing "reasons". :-/

Don.
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