atwood1202 Posted May 29, 2007 Share #1 Posted May 29, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) i was wondering what i should buy for a slide scanner money is relatively not an issue i can go as high as 2500 but would prefer to not any ideas? i use a mac Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted May 29, 2007 Share #2 Posted May 29, 2007 i was wondering what i should buy for a slide scannermoney is relatively not an issue i can go as high as 2500 but would prefer to not any ideas? i use a mac Why do you you want to buy one if you'd prefer not to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwood1202 Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted May 29, 2007 i meant i would prefer to not spend that much money but if it is really worth it am open to the idea it just takes more time and saving up.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted May 29, 2007 Share #4 Posted May 29, 2007 2500 what? $ ? £ ? € ? Au$ ? Cn $ ? ¥ ? Makes a big difference... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwood1202 Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted May 29, 2007 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted May 30, 2007 Share #6 Posted May 30, 2007 C'mon guys, give him a break. About the only game in town is a Nikon unless you can find a used Minolta 5400. Nikon 5000 or 9000 is recommended by many. Microtek also makes one, but I've never heard much about it, pro or con. I recommend you get SilverFast software for whatever you buy. Good luck. PS. I would suggest you stay away from the flatbeds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hector_jorge Posted May 30, 2007 Share #7 Posted May 30, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Why not a flatbed? The new Canon scanner Model 600 isn't good? Regards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrogers Posted May 30, 2007 Share #8 Posted May 30, 2007 If you want to scan large numbers of slides, in your price range you want a Nikon 5000. Great quality, and takes a stack loader. For smaller number of slides, either a Nikon 5000 (without the stack loader) or Coolscan V (a lower cost, slower alternative). Get the Nikon 9000 if you also want a medium format scanner, and don't care about the stack loader. Check out the Nikon website, and click though one of the forum ads to check prices and purchase. --clyde Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwood1202 Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share #9 Posted May 30, 2007 thanks soo much guys! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amorteguy Posted May 30, 2007 Share #10 Posted May 30, 2007 Why not a flatbed? The new Canon scanner Model 600 isn't good? I used a cheap Canon flatbed (about $70 if I remember it right. It wasn't mine.) I actually had some good results. Once in a while it would get off-kilter which would generate some "moire" looking results. But, I could re-scan. When I bought my own flatbed scanner, I got an HP ScanJet 5530. I did fine for photos and flat art, but I never had any success with negs, and slides were absolutely hideous. I gave up on it completely. Then I picked up a Nikon 9000 ED. The quality of this Nikon is in a different class all together. Fantastic scanner. I shoot 120 negs so I needed the 9000, but if you don't shoot medium format you can save a lot by getting the 5000. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Michel Komarnicki Posted May 30, 2007 Share #11 Posted May 30, 2007 Ditto with many of the replies. I use a Nikon 5000 ED with, usually, the Vuescan software (Hamrick.com). I'm on a MAC platfom too, and the setup works just fine. The 5000 costs about $1,200 Canadian, far below you budget. And I dare predict that a scanner will outlive most digital cameras. Jean-Michel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwood1202 Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted May 30, 2007 i have a hasselblad 500c from 1956 or 57 that i use mainly for portraits and some other stuff but i don't use it too much since most of the time i am doing a street photography and the idea of constantly having to use a light meter is not too flattering an idea to me. so i stick to the m7... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boilerdoc Posted May 30, 2007 Share #13 Posted May 30, 2007 Nikon Coolscan. Great 24/7 support if you ever need it. Stack loader is very very nice to have. Scanning is a SLOW process (but so is darkroom). Get the 5000 ED and use a flatbed for the occasional medium format scanning. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
guywalder Posted May 30, 2007 Share #14 Posted May 30, 2007 Scanning is a SLOW process (but so is darkroom). scanning is indeed slow, so much so that I started experimenting with a simple slide copier attachment and macro lens on my DSLR, for those occasions when 'good enough' is, well, good enough, I use that set up lit with flash bounced off a white wall, no white balance problems in post, instant results, and I get to use my camera and not the damn computer!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted May 30, 2007 Share #15 Posted May 30, 2007 The seconds version if the Minolta Dimage 5400 is a great second hand buy, too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dseelig Posted May 30, 2007 Share #16 Posted May 30, 2007 Nikon 9000 is much better then the nikon 5000 at minimizing dust and stratches on neg film. I believe because of how the light comes at the neg. It also does a much better job at cleaning up old kodachrome slides. I have heard good things on the minolta 5400 but have not used it. If you have any 2 1/4 nikon is a no brainer . One thing with the 2 1/4 you must get a glass carrier . David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelaron Posted May 30, 2007 Share #17 Posted May 30, 2007 The Nikon 9000. I made the investment into the CanoScan8600F about 8 months ago, and used it for all my 120/35, and slide. Worked out great, but when I saw what $1800 would get me in a scanner, and started shooting w/ my a Leica... I sold the 8600F, and began my hunt for the Nikon 9000... that is not the most easy to find silver box in the world. Just remember, it's a HUGE scanner. A footprint that commands the table it sits on. The scans are amazing. The only downside, is the excuse for software that comes with it. I found VueScan, ($80usd) to be the best... aside from spending $500 on SilverFast for scan software, that in my book, was far too much for what I needed. You will not regret buying the Nikon. Flat out... a brilliant addition to your tools. Even better if you develop your own, like I do. Good luck! -Joel Aron joelaron.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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