Digital BW, The Print

microtek are the manufacturers of the polaroid ss4000 and it is a great
scanner. I 've used one for ages. Don't hesitate!

Julian
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From: "rsc236" <rsc236@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 5:21 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] scanner help needed - microtek or nikon


> hi everyone,
>
> i was just at b&h today, and walking in there i was almost
> definately going to buy a nikon coolscan 4000.
>
> the guy there told me a couple of things i never heard before.  he
> said that, for black and white, the LED lighting in the nikon is not
> as good as the cold cathode light.
>
> he said ICE was great for color, but since it cannot be used for
> black and white, dust will always be a problem.
>
> he said, looking at the nikon 4000 or the microtek 4000vf(?)
> scanners - if they were the same price he'd definitely go with the
> microtek.  but the good news, he said, was the microtek was about
> $400 less expensive.
>
> now i'm confused.  who's used the microtek?  anyone agree or
> disagree with this info?  thanks for your help!
>
>
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Yes, with LED lighting, you will get sharper results but lots of
scratches and dust. You can't use ICE with silver based films. (black
and white and kodachrome).

Jerry

rsc236 wrote:

> 
> hi everyone,
> 
> i was just at b&h today, and walking in there i was almost
> definately going to buy a nikon coolscan 4000.
> 
> the guy there told me a couple of things i never heard before.  he
> said that, for black and white, the LED lighting in the nikon is not
> as good as the cold cathode light.
> 
> he said ICE was great for color, but since it cannot be used for
> black and white, dust will always be a problem.
> 
> he said, looking at the nikon 4000 or the microtek 4000vf(?)
> scanners - if they were the same price he'd definitely go with the
> microtek.  but the good news, he said, was the microtek was about
> $400 less expensive.
> 
> now i'm confused.  who's used the microtek?  anyone agree or
> disagree with this info?  thanks for your help!
> 
> 
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thanks for you replies.  if i use XP2 or the kodak equivalent, i won't have that problem though, will i?  
and while i'm on the subject, is a silver-based negative (say, tri-x) any better than XP2 when the prints are made digitally from scans?
 Jerry Olson wrote:Yes, with LED lighting, you will get sharper results but lots of
scratches and dust. You can't use ICE with silver based films. (black
and white and kodachrome).

Jerry

rsc236 wrote:
> 
> hi everyone,
> 
> i was just at b&h today, and walking in there i was almost
> definately going to buy a nikon coolscan 4000.
> 
> the guy there told me a couple of things i never heard before.  he
> said that, for black and white, the LED lighting in the nikon is not
> as good as the cold cathode light.
> 
> he said ICE was great for color, but since it cannot be used for
> black and white, dust will always be a problem.
> 
> he said, looking at the nikon 4000 or the microtek 4000vf(?)
> scanners - if they were the same price he'd definitely go with the
> microtek.  but the good news, he said, was the microtek was about
> $400 less expensive.
> 
> now i'm confused.  who's used the microtek?  anyone agree or
> disagree with this info?  thanks for your help!
> 
> 
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