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Tim P

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I would like to pose a few questions to anyone that has experience with:
Kodak RFS-2035+ Film Scanner
Nikon LS-3510AF Film Scanner
Thanks!

Tim

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Re: Older Film Scanners... yes can I help? - Joe M 15:30:48 02/08/02 (6)
I've used both as a photojournalist in So. Fl area
- Re: Older Film Scanners... yes can I help? - Tim P 08:19:03 02/09/02 (5)
  My questions are of a technical nature, regarding the interface. I'm awaiting delivery of one of these units, and have been told it is equipped with the GPIB interface. I have looked on the web extensively, and the mention of the GPIB is quite rare. Most are SCSI devices instead.
  I'm curious if the actual scanner unit has both interfaces- I saw one reference to this possibility.
  My concern is the fact that the included GPIB card appears to be an ISA device, and none of my 4 computers has an ISA slot to accomodate it. I have PCI SCSI cards on hand for my Kodak 2035+ and would be very happy if they could be used instead.
  Thanks!
  Tim
  - Re: Older Film Scanners... yes can I help? - Joe M 06:20:48 02/10/02 (4)
    It would seem your question is very technical,however at the newspapers I worked in, we always used our Kodak 2035 with SCSI. They were faster under working conditions except for the lastest Firewire designs.
    My advice about that Nikon unit is it is severly out of date let it die gracefully.
    - Interesting... - Tim P 13:27:32 02/10/02 (3)
      In spite of their age, I have seen a lot of references praising this unit. Many folks say that it is still the best film scanner ever made. This seems somewhat contrary to your response. In every case they have been deemed superior to their successors. Of course, because of their age, the price is certainly right now.
      What makes you feel this way? Do you feel the Kodak is a better unit among "vintage" film scanners?
      My photographic endeavors nowadays are 80-90% digital. However I do have an archive of negatives, and still shoot a little 35mm and MF. I acquired these units for casual use- what are your thoughts about that application?
      Thanks!
      Tim
      - Re: Interesting...Kodak is built like a brick or a tank. - Joe M 07:27:18 02/11/02 (2)
        
        In Reply to: Interesting... posted by Tim P on February 10, 2002 at 13:27:32:
        
        it is very fast to bring up a preview, which is large enough to evaluate whether a slide is sharpe or the one we want to enlarge .Like sort of using a loop to make our selection.
        You can update it's software on the Kodak site, for any company's film stock profile.
        It's also forgiving enough not to show every dust speck.So less photoshop corrections ergo faster unit.
        We never have to get ours serviced.
        If I were buying my own today, I would want the lastest Nikon Coolscans
        super 4000ED or 8000ED (for 2 1/4 negs)Their Digital Ice works like magic.
        Hope this helps!
        
        What operating system do you use with the Kodak? nt - Tim P 16:29:16 02/18/02 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Interesting...Kodak is built like a brick or a tank. posted by Joe M on February 11, 2002 at 07:27:18:
        
        Re: Mac os 9.1 photoshop 6 - Joe M 17:31:23 02/18/02 (0)
        
        In Reply to: What operating system do you use with the Kodak? nt posted by Tim P on February 18, 2002 at 16:29:16:
        
        :-D

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