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Old October 25th 17, 11:34 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
newshound
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Default Scanning 35mm negs and slides

On 24/10/2017 20:33, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2017-10-24 09:26, newshound wrote:
I have an ancient (and almost unused) Dimage Scan Dual IV which I
believe was well rated in its day. Is it still worth taking the
trouble to try to get it working on Win 10 (I also have a Macbook Pro
and a Unix box)? No current drivers from Minolta/Konica I understand,
should I invest in VueScan, or something else?

Or would it be easier just to buy something more recent? Not looking
to spend "professional" money, but not bargain basement either.


I'd get it up and running, but I'm funny that way.Â* That scanner was a
late model, the last from Minolta being the 5400 (and 5400 II).Â* I had
the 5400 and it was excellent.Â* (Sold it and bought a Nikon 9000ED).

Is VueScan worth it?Â* Sure.Â* Currently it's about US$90.Â* Question is:
can you get equivalent (or better) scans of the photos of interest for
less cost (and hassle).


Thanks both for the advice on VueScan. I've been burned before with
trialware that has great reviews on-line, takes an age to get setup and
working, turns out to have the feature I wanted to test crippled, and
only then declares its true cost.

I'll give it a try.