"Berry Ives" wrote: "Okay, does anyone have experience on both the Minolta SD2 and SD4? If so, please share that with me. I've read the specs already." ------------------------
I don't usually do "Me too" posts, but I want to second Arthur Entlich's post (and I hope my agreeing with him doesn't spoil his Curmudgeon Score too badly <G>). I had a SDII and replaced it with a SDIII when the SDII got where it wouldn't "take in" the film holder to start a scan. The quality difference between the II and III is dramatic. There is almost no banding on the III, where that was a significant problem on the II. I haven't tried the Minolta software solutions for grain and dust. (I believe Vuescan gives noticeably better color than the OEM software), so I can't comment on that issue. I do know that on the III model, spots/dust are still a significant problem, and if time were money (it isn't for me) I'd opt for a scanner with dICE. Grain is also a problem, thought it doesn't seem to be as bad as with the II. I haven't gone back to scan some old 5247 negative which had huge grain issues when scanned on the II, but scans of modern film seem to have fewer grain problems. I understand the main difference between the III and IV is the resolution and that the overall quality is otherwise very similar. Preston Earle [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
