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25-03-2006, 10:12 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brixworth, Northants
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| |  slide scanners
i am looking for a decent slide scanner as mine has gone to scanner heaven.
favourite at the moment is the nikon ls50 but i was wondering if any of you guys and gals could advise on the one to buy. |
25-03-2006, 10:14 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stoke on Trent
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| | | Re: slide scanners
Amateur photographer recommend the minolta range - but that depends on how you feel about Sony support! |
25-03-2006, 10:21 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brixworth, Northants
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I take it that Sony support is not good then! |
25-03-2006, 10:23 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stoke on Trent
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| | | Re: slide scanners
I have no idea - but they're in charge now. I've just bought a Minolta 5D, knowing full well that support would be in Sony's hands, and I'm not too concerned. It's just some people may be wary of buying into what is now a defunct brand name.
Carl |
25-03-2006, 10:28 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brixworth, Northants
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| | | Re: slide scanners
Okay thanks I will check them out. I'm not bothered if a brand is defunct but i do need a good product. I have approx 8000 slides, most of which I need to scan. Wish me luck! |
25-03-2006, 10:55 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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| | | Re: slide scanners
Roll on 14,000 WAB images then 
Thats a few late nights for Digi and Winnie. |
25-03-2006, 11:03 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brixworth, Northants
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I might be able to spare one or two for WAB! |
25-03-2006, 11:06 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nottingham
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| | | Re: slide scanners
Sorry, one or two is not good enough... |
26-03-2006, 12:34 PM
|  | Frozen | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.E. Lincolnshire
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| | | Re: slide scanners
Have used Minolta's before - Dimage scan etc, the ones I used weren't to accurate with the colours - be prepared for some photoshop work! I'd go for a Nikon Coolscan if you can afford it. Haven't tried the Canon though. |
30-03-2006, 05:59 PM
|  | New Member | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London
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| | | Re: slide scanners
I've used the Polarious Sprint scans - up to A3 at 300dpi - for a couple of years and love it. Now ive digital mine is for sale if you are interest (sorry cheeky plug  )
The Sprintscans are lovely through - I've had no complaints from art directors or photo libraries anyway |
31-03-2006, 09:01 AM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: east grinstead
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| | | Re: slide scanners
do you scan from mounted slides or from unmounted .
i use an epson 4800(think this is the no) this gives a resoltion up to 4800 dpi and i think can go to 9600(massive file) i find the slide carriage very good |
02-04-2006, 07:21 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brixworth, Northants
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| |  Re: slide scanners
Thanks for the advice. I have been doing some research (ie: going around in circles on the internet) and I keep coming back to the Nikon LS50. I'm gonna have to make a decision soon! |
03-04-2006, 08:13 AM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: N.E.SOMERSET
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| | | Re: slide scanners
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03-04-2006, 03:36 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brixworth, Northants
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| | Re: slide scanners
Thanks for that Nightshade, I will take a look. |
13-04-2006, 01:55 PM
| | Frozen | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.E. Lincolnshire
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| | | Re: slide scanners
Might be better to do what I'm currently doing, going digital!  I can understand though if you've a large slide collection that needs scanning in, and you haven't access to somebody elses scanner (which I have).
For the price of a good scanner, you can get a reasonable digital cam. |
20-04-2006, 06:43 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brixworth, Northants
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| | Re: slide scanners
Thanks to everybody for your advice on purchasing a new scanner. I have bitten the bullet (after going around in circles on the internet looking at reviews) and purchased a Nikon Coolscan V ED.
I ordered it on Tuesday and it arrived at 9am on the Wednesday, I was well impressed with the company I ordered it from after being let down by one of their rivals.. (My father-in-law ordered a new camera from the same company yesterday and that turned up today).
Have scanned 50 slides/images and they are looking good, 7500 to go....................... | | |
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