Digital BW, The Print

I just looked on ebay and you still can buy new Nikon Coolscan 9000,  
so I guess if you want or need one, you can still buy one.
I've been using a Coolscan 9000 and have been very pleased with the  
results.
David
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David Aschkenas
915 N. Euclid Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412-363-3458
www.daschkenasphoto.com

On Aug 28, 2010, at 10:37 AM, richardeskin wrote:

> Just be aware that Nikon is not providing operating system  
> support.  I could not get my LS-5000 to work in Vista and went back  
> to XP on my lap top when I bought I new desktop, since I now use  
> the scanner infrequently.  You might check before you buy to  
> determine if they are supporting Windows 7.  I don't know about Mac  
> operating systems.
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Barrett Benton  
> <bwbenton@...> wrote:
>>
>> I bought a new Minolta Dimage Scan 5400 (first version) back in 2004,
>> because (1) I was convinced I wouldn't find anything that good in
>> terms or price-performance again, and (2) that the market for these
>> things was either at or approaching its zenith; digital photography
>> was getting too much traction for things not to change. (For the
>> record, I still shoot film for about 75-80% of my work, so a solid
>> film scanner was and still is necessary.)
>>
>> I believe new Nikon 5000s are still available in some places. If you
>> want a new one, the time to buy is NOW. If you don't need a brand-
>> spanking-new version, go for a used one, but you might want to do it
>> soon: I'm rather amazed at the prices people are getting for used
>> examples of my Minolta scanner on a certain auction site, though I
>> suppose I shouldn't be...
>>
>>
>> - Barrett
>>
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