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fast50 · 03-03-2007, 02:15 AM

Originally Posted by Nando

I have a Nikon Coolscan V ED. It works very well. I also recommend ditching the included software and using Vuescan instead. I had much better scans with Vuescan and I don't find it as buggy as the Nikon software.

I can certainly recommend the Nikon Coolscan V ED (also known as the LS-50 ED). I've also used the Minolta 5400. The Minolta is VERY slow and doesn't have such good ICE. The Nikon is IMO better built and is pretty quick, even with ICE turned on. On paper, the Minolta has significantly better resolution, but I've found it didn't really add much to the output and it can often get colours very wrong.

The Nikon software can be a little unstable, but works ok. I import into Photoshop CS2 via TWAIN, then do all processing in photoshop.

03-03-2007, 02:15 AM	#7
fast50 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Gallery Photos: 0 Posts: 32	Originally Posted by Nando I have a Nikon Coolscan V ED. It works very well. I also recommend ditching the included software and using Vuescan instead. I had much better scans with Vuescan and I don't find it as buggy as the Nikon software. I can certainly recommend the Nikon Coolscan V ED (also known as the LS-50 ED). I've also used the Minolta 5400. The Minolta is VERY slow and doesn't have such good ICE. The Nikon is IMO better built and is pretty quick, even with ICE turned on. On paper, the Minolta has significantly better resolution, but I've found it didn't really add much to the output and it can often get colours very wrong. The Nikon software can be a little unstable, but works ok. I import into Photoshop CS2 via TWAIN, then do all processing in photoshop.