Digital BW, The Print

Hello John,

>I'm in the market for a new negative scanner, and looking for
>user's experiences with the new Minolta which has just reached the
retailers here in the UK. Has anyone had any experience of this
machine yet? 
> I realise that resolutions of over 4000 are of debateable
>advantage, but I'm looking  particularly for information on the dMax
>in actual practice as opposed to advertising fantasy figures.

I just ordered one yesterday.  Been waiting for it to be released. 
Daniel in this forum got one last week and gave a brief and positive
preliminary report a few days ago.  I'm taking a chance as an early
buyer because Minolta has a good track record with their previous
models, and I figure it's got to be at least as good as any other 4000
dpi model out there, and possibly better, with the latest technology
and software and so on.  I need something for 35mm.  I'm happy with my
flatbed results for 4x5 and 120 negs, but the 35mm results are poor. 
My 35mm scans on a friend's 4000 dpi Nikon make a huge difference, so
I've been convinced that it's worth it.  I was ready to buy a few
months ago but saw a notice for the 5400, so I've been waiting.  One
nice thing is the smaller vertical footprint.  Space is at a premium
here and this will fit in very nicely.

Regards,
Clayton


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