Digital BW, The Print

Folks,

I'm the original poster. I'm pleased to see people still successfully using these quality old scanners.

Here's some info addressing my original question. Recall that I am trying to get the Nikon LS-2000 working on a modern Mac that DOESN'T have Firewire. Previously I used a Ratoc SCSI-to-Firewire cable, which works well with Vuescan. I'm posting this in case anyone in the future searches here for help with similar questions re the LS2000.

I emailed Ed Hamrick, maker of Vuescan software, and asked: "Will Vuescan work with a Nikon LS2000 if connected to an iMac (Snow Leopard) using the Adaptec USB2Xchange cable?" 

Ed's answer: "Yes, this should work well. Make sure you set the SCSI ID in the LS2000 to zero."

FYI a USB2Exchange is a SCSI-to USB connector that pops up on Ebay used.

Again, thanks to all and best regards. JP





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jespes2" <jesse.pesta@...> wrote:
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> Hello,
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> I have an old but functioning Nikon LS2000 35-mm film scanner. This is a SCSI scanner, but I use it on my Firewire-equipped iMac with an old Ratoc SCSI-to-Firewire adapter.
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> Here's my question: 
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> I need to buy a new iMac. Has anyone gotten a SCSI scanner like this to work on a modern iMac via Thunderbolt? EG, can I plug this Ratoc adapter into Apple's Firewire-to-Thunderbolt adapter? In other words, daisy-chaining two adapters -- SCSI-to-Firewire, then Firewire-to-Thunderbolt.
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> I realize this is a long-shot question. And I hope it's not inappropriate in this forum. 
> 
> Many thanks in advance for any advice.
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