Message-Id: <200202212035.g1LKZ9029086@sitelicense.arizona.edu> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:33:26 +1300 From: Paul Hillier <mailto:paul.hillier@VUW.AC.NZ> Subject: Re: dedicated slide/film scanners To: mailto:IMAGELIB@listserv.arizona.edu
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Hi all
I use a Nikon Coolscan 2000 with the bulk feeder and it is very fussy re the type of slide mounts.
Old cardboard mounts with worn corners are a disaster, to the extent that if any body wants them scanned we tell them t
remount them.
The thinner plastic mounts will only go in one way and took a bit of trial and error to work out which way they need to
n, which always seems to be the wrong way for the image. This is easily fixed with the software rotation tools.
We have just had a student scan about 1000 slides and I have scanned in a least 1000 -2000 myself. The bulk feeder isn't
perfect but it sure beats scanning the slides in 1 at a time.
Cheers Paul
Eileen Mathias wrote:
> Larry:
>
> We just purchased a Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 ED, because of recommendations from a colleague. We have only had it fo
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 l
aded at once. I have not loaded more than 10 slides, but thus far have had no problems. The SF200 slide feeder is an o
tion, 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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