Re: Trying to resucitate old scanner

Laurenz Bobke <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:57:54 +0200

Chris,

I'd fork out the money for a top of the range Nikon scanner IF I'd continue doing analogue photography. But as I#m now shooting almost completely with a digital camera and most of my better slides have been scanned already, the slide scanner is only needed for the occasional image.

I was quite satisfied with the Minolta and image quality is very good.
The money saved will come in handy when the new Sony Alpha 900 becomes available, I suppose. (I read this may be the case next week actually, but I'd wait a bit for prices to come down a bit and maybe the first driver update to be available...)

Laurenz
some images from a recent trip to Sweden: http://www.travelphoto.net/a-photo-a-day/wordpress/category/photos/sweden/

2008/9/6 Chris <cjrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Scanners are now so cheap and high quality that it is scarcely worth bothering with the old one.

Chris

From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Laurenz Bobke

Sent: 06 September 2008 16:45 

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Subject: Trying to resucitate old scanner

I'm trying to make Windows Vista (64 Bit!) cooperate with my Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV scanner.

All attempts to do this with the driver CD failed. Updating to a newer driver is no option: Minolta has sold the complete photo business and Sony obviously is not interested in supporting old Minolta products.

I succeded in getting a few test scans done using the trial version of Vuescan, but the programme crashed a couple of times, so I'm somewhat reluctant to actually buy it.

The trial version watermarks all scans, so it's not real fun to do scans that I'll have to throw away anyway. 

What are other people's experiences here? Is Vuescan worth the money, are there any known problems (or even better: solutions) with Vista?

Do you know of any good alternatives (apart from buying a new scanner, of course).

Laurenz
http://www.travelphoto.net/