Well I don't disagree that keeping a scanner working might be the best option. I am seriously considering Vuescan for my Minolta Scan Elite 5400, but checking the specs for the current flatbeds, I may just get new. The Dmax is so much better now for the flatbeds than it was back in the day, for me it isn't that much of a difference. The scanners I have my eye on I can set up a whole roll of film and start it running and do something else. With the Minolta its 6 at a time max and with slides its 4. --- On Sun, 9/7/08, Bob <w8imo@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Bob <w8imo@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Trying to resucitate old scanner > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008, 5:11 PM > I have to agree. My old IBM flatbed drivers were for W95. > I bought a > Canon 4400F that is a flatbed that scans negs and slide > too. From the > Canon website - Max. Resolutions Optical: 4800 x 9600 dpi > > Interpolated: 19,200 x 19,200 dpi > > Software that came with it allows my wife to scan a > document and get > .pdf files. The interface is USB 2.0 > > It cost $105 with sales tax in Ohio. > > Bob > > Chris wrote: > > > > 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 > > *To:* List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals > - Students > > *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/ > >
