Hello, Another lurker jumps in!
I've been following the answers to Ed Lusby's question about Kodachrome, the Nikon 5000 and bulk loaders. I have a similar series of question, but with a different emphasis: As near as I can tell, the Nikon line is the only one with a bulk loader for slides. Is this true? If not, what are the alternatives? I gather that the Nikon bulk loader is (was?) prone to jam, but that there are fixes involving shims. However, I haven't seen the specific fix described in detail. Could somebody please point me to the fix? Also, additional commentary on the jamming problem would be welcome. Has anybody seen any reviews that compare the Nikon 5000 with its predecessors? I.e., are there significant improvements, or would one be just as well served by buying a 4000, since the price on these is sure to drop as they are replaced by the newer model? A little about what I want to do: I've got a ton of 35 mm Ektachrome slides, and I'd like to get them into digital format. I don't want to spend a lot of time loading them one-at-a-time into the scanner--thus the interest in the bulk loader. Also, I don't want to spend the rest of my life doing the scanning, so some degree of speed would be nice. I realize that the more you ask of a scan, the longer it takes, but I'm willing to forgo lots of processing on the first pass in order to simply get them scanned and in a system where I can then index and organize them. If I then want a good scan, I can always go back. Nonetheless, if I can get really good scans on the first pass without sacrificing too much time, all the better. Does this strategy seem reasonable? Thanks for your help. Regards, Carlisle Landel Southwest Harbor, Maine, USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
