Slide film can be tricky to scan. I'm not sure I'd like to let it fly on auto, which I assume is the only reason for having a slide feeder.
I haven't been following Nikon scanners, but in the past, they have had depth of field issues, i.e. difficulty with curved film. You have a different goal than I do, i.e. you want to scan old images, which I assume are mounted slides. Since I got the 5400 II, I don't mount my slides. This is a modest saving (though it adds up). Slide mounting is where the lab can scratch the film. I had enough scratches that I mounted my own slides in Gepe. [The Microtek film strip holder was a piece of crap. You really needed to mount slides with that scanner.] Now a Gepe mount does a good job flattening the film. However, most labs use Pakon mounts. You may find you scanned quality to be less than optimal if you combine a Pakon mount and the Nikon. I noticed a lack of sharpness at the corners with my Microtek 4000t at times due to curvature of the film in Pakon mounts. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My only > >>regret is I don't see this now obsolete scanner being blown out for >>pennies on the dollar. I like it enough that I'd get a spare since >>repairs may be hard to come by. >> >>This is where I got mine a few months ago: >><http://www.hotbuyselectronics.com/item_detail.php?item_id=110129> >> > > Gary- > hotbuyselectronics.com is still advertising the Dimage 5400 II as > available, and I ordered one last sunday. At $489.00 the price > is very reasonable for a scanner of this quality. However, it > remains to be seen whether this company can actually come through > with the scanner. When I called them they said they were back > ordered and that the scanner was out of stock. They expected > more within about 10 days. Perhaps they are simply unaware that > the scanner is no longer in production. I'm hoping that somehow, > they have a supplier with a few of them still left, but I'm not > overly optimistic. I guess I'll find out by the end of next > week. Does anybody know of any other sources where this scanner > might still be available? > > On another issue, I found an offer on Amazon.com where the > Coolscan V ED is bundled with the SF-210 slide feeder for about > $900. The SF-210 is officially intended by Nikon to work with > the Super Coolscan 5000, a much more expensive scanner. I called > Amazon about this, and although the sales representative knew > nothing about scanners, she said that they get their information > from their suppliers, or from the manufacturer. According to > Nikon's website, the standard single slide feeder for both these > scanners is the same device, the MA-21. This makes me wonder > whether the SF-210 would work with the Coolscan V ED, and that > Amazon's suppliers know something that Nikon isn't telling us. > Does anybody on the list know anything about the compatibility, > or otherwise, of the SF-210 50 slide feeder and the Nikon > Coolscan V ED? > > I recieved a reply from Carlisle about this while the list was > down, and here it is: > > >>I'm not sure if it they will work together. For sure the SF-210 >>feeder probably "fits", since it plugs into the hole left when >>you pull out the MA-21 single-slide holder. The thing you need >>to worry about is whether the V can "talk" to the slide feeder. > > >When I look at my SF-210, there is a 24-pin plug that hooks up > >>to the scanner-- >>there isn't any such electronic connection for the MA-21 feeder. >>I sort of suspect that the V doesn't have this connection, but > > > of > >>course I am only speculating. But I sure am intrigued by the >>idea. > > >>Anybody know the real answer? > > >>Carlisle > > > -Paul P. > ___________________________________________________ > Dr. Paul Patton > Life Sciences Building Rm 538A > work: (419)-372-3858 > home: (419)-352-5523 > Biology Department > Bowling Green State University > Bowling Green, Ohio 43403 > > "The most beautiful thing we can experience is > the mysterious. It is the source of all true art > and science." > -Albert Einstein > ___________________________________________________ > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
