Re: Looking for advice for a good Digital Ice 35mm slide scanner

Today Kinon O'Cann commented courteously on the subject at
hand

I've been using a Nikon 9000 scanner for a while now, and
it's excellent. The software is adequate, it integrates
well with PS, and it does a killer job with all types of
media. This is the medium format scanner, but I'vd got to
believe that the 5000, the 35mm only model would be just as
good.

I'm too excitable when I'm excited. <grin> Shoulda looked before
replying to you. The Nikon 5000 is just under $1,000 with a 50
slide loader available. The Braun 4000, on the other hand, is
$1,249 with a built-in horizontal tray loader, and much more
important to me, built-in capability to batch scan directly from
Kodad Carousel 80 and 100 slide trays of which I have many,
many.

I'll investigate both more fully, now that I have two good
places to start. I wouldn't scan an entire tray, naturally, but
I already knew I'd have to preview a tray to even pick the good
from the not so good, and I imagine Nikon and Braun software can
allow me to select by tray number.

My thanks to you and Bob for such fast, accurate replies.

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ATM, aka Jerry
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