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

Today tomm42 commented courteously on the subject at hand

Don't get too happy, it only takes Braun slide trays, which
are different from the Kodak trays. These are common in
Europe but not so common here, I'm sure Adorama has the
trays. If you are only scanning for screen view, scan to 5
or 6mb (not mp). These should give you files that you could
print to 4x6 and still have them look OK.

Boy, Tom, that circular tray sure looks like a Kodak, but the
site clearly says Braun CS/Universal and LKM magazines.

What is LKM? You can see that I am not even smart enough to ask
newbie questions. I assume from your comment and the vague text
on Braun's site, that I'd need to move the slides from my Kodak
trays to the Braun, scan them, and move them back. That's not
quite a nice as my first blush reaction, but I think I could
live with it.

Braun claims it can scan to disk in a minute or two at both
DPIs, with Digital Ice turned off. I assume that means that DI
will slow the scan way down to do its magic. I also just heard
today that DI is incompatible with Kodachome, the biggest part
of my collection.

Is there a place I can go to learn about how one actually uses a
Braun, or the Nikon? It is one thing to read technical specs
with very carefully couched provisos, like only quoting scan
times with DI off. I look for a phone number and call them,
maybe that'll help me

Thanks.

--
ATM, aka Jerry
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