Message-Id: <200202211613.g1LGDt014303@sitelicense.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 11:00:53 -0500 From: "M.Troy Davis" <mailto:tdavis@AZTEC.LIB.UTK.EDU> Subject: Re: dedicated slide/film scanners To: mailto:IMAGELIB@listserv.arizona.edu
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Larry,
Like Eileen, we've been impressed with the Nikon Super Coolscan 4000ED here
at The Studio. We have several available on production computers for UT
students to use and they are used heavily by the art students. The film
adapter seems a little cumbersome at first (and it can only scan 6 frames at
a time), but it has worked well for our students.
Troy
M.Troy Davis,
Media Services Librarian
The University of Tennessee
The Studio - UTK Libraries
Knoxville, TN 37996-1000
865-974-4726
mailto:troydavis@utk.edu
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From: "Eileen Mathias" <mailto:mathias@ACNATSCI.ORG>
To: <mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: dedicated slide/film scanners
> Larry:
>
> We just purchased a Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 ED, because of
recommendations from a colleague. We have only had it for 2 weeks, but I
have been impressed with the results. The 4000 only does 35mm film. The
8000 does other film formats. My colleague says that the automatic slide
feeder (the Nikon SF200S Auto Slide Feeder) jams if more than 10 slides are
loaded at once. I have not loaded more than 10 slides, but thus far have
had no problems. The SF200 slide feeder is an option, not included with
purchase of the Super Coolscan.
>
> Color is very good, with a dynamic range of 4.2 (excellent for capturing
detail in the shadows). Resolution (4000dpi) is great, especially if you
need to print the image on poster-sized paper. The software is generally
user friendly.
>
> My colleague says that the Digital ICE 3 works very well. It does not
perform miracles, but is more than adequate and is certainly better than
removing dust and artifacts from an image manually, through image editing.
>
> Eileen Mathias
>
>
> Eileen C. Mathias
> Information Services Librarian &
> Coordinator, Albert M Greenfield Digital
> Imaging Center for Collections
> Ewell Sale Stewart Library
> The Academy of Natural Sciences
> 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
> Philadelphia, PA 19103
> 215-299-1140
> 215-299-1144 FAX
> mailto:mathias@acnatsci.org
>
>
> >>> mailto:lrw5@PSU.EDU 02/20/02 05:57PM >>>
> Colleagues,
>
> The Preservation department at Penn State University Libraries is looking
> at purchasing a dedicated slide/film scanner. Our interest is in scanning
> 35 mm slides primarily, but we would like to allow for other transparent
> formats and, if possible, automatic slide feeders. The choices that we're
> reviewing include:
>
> Canon FS4000US
> Minolta Dimage Scan Multi II or Multi Pro
> Nikon Super Coolscan 4000Ed or Coolscan 8000
> Polaroid SprintScan 120
>
> I was wondering if anyone has and is using any of these scanners, how well
> the hardware and software lives up to the claims, and your experiences
with
> them (good and bad). Also, any tales about the Digital ICE3 software
would
> be appreciated. Feel free to respond directly to my e-mail address
> (mailto:lrw5@psu.edu); I appreciate any and all information.
>
> Many thanks in advance!
>
> --Larry Wentzel
> --Digital Preservation Coordinator
> --Penn State University Libraries
>
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