Re: Trying to resucitate old scanner

Bob <w8imo@xxxxxxxx> · Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:49:20 -0400

I was just expanding on what Chris said.  I haven't explored the
capabilities of my Canon yet.  All I've done so far is scan something
for my wife and give her the .pdf file.  

The 4400F met MY criteria of performance and cost with cost being the
major factor since I just paid the bill for my Canon Pro9000 printer . 

Now "The BOSS" is happy and so am I 
:-D 

Bob

Mark Blackwell wrote:

  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

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      *From:* owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
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    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/