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Minolta Film Scanner I just bought (not received yet) a Minolta Dimage Scan Elite F-2900 for $275. I'm pretty sure this is a good price because other places I've seen on the internet have been advertising for at least $500-600. I've read good reviews about the product but wondered if anyone here knows anything about it. It uses digital ICE technology also. I'm an amateur photographer interested in putting my photos on the web. I like taking night-time photgraphs, and also sceneic photos so I want to make sure that my night-time pictures show up correctly when scanned, but also I want the colors on scenic photos to come out well. From reading reviews, this model seems to be the best scanner for the price, has anyone else heard good things about it?
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doug Nelson |
No direct experience with the Minolta on my part, but you got a good deal. My Nikon has Digital ICE also. Turn ICE off to scan Kodachrome, or you'll get some bizzare results. This has something to do with the layers of dyes used in the Kodachrome process. With digital ICE off, you'll spend some time with Photoshop's cloning stamp to get rid of dust spots. Enjoy your scanner.
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Piper Lehman |
Jeff, I am about to buy the same scanner. Seems there are plenty of these out there for less than $300 for some reason. I, like you, was skeptical since Amazon still has them at $700. I'll be there was just an overload of inventory or something, and Minolta is making room for their newer machines. Anyway, you can check out kenrockwell.com for a brief review of this scanner. Check the technical pages. The Digital ICE alone should be worth the $300, I think, since the next machine up that has this is $700-$800. Keep in touch with how your scanner performs and I will try to do the same as soon as I get mine.
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Piper Lehman |
Another thought on this scanner's low price. I believe this scanner only comes with a SCSI connection and not a USB as do the newer machines. Might be a hard sell and the rationale for the low price.
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