I've had this scanner for seventeen years; it was made in 1998. It uses SCSI to connect to the computer, and includes power supply, a SCSI cable, terminator, and compatible PCI SCSI interface card (the one I've used with the scanner since upgrading from IDE to PCI). It also includes a full set of the glassless negative and slide carriers -- 35mm strips, 2x2 mounted slides, 120 (single 6x9 frames) and 4x5, plus an on-glass mask for scanning 8x10 film, as well as the glass for scanning 8x10 and reflective originals.
Optical resolution is 1200 ppi, with microstepping available in the original Windows software to give 1200x2400 true resolution. This gives approximately 2 megapixels from 35mm, up to 100 megapixels from 4x5. I haven't seen the original software CD since my last move, but the scanner works with Vuescan and, with limitations (software bug limits the film scanning region to a fraction of the normal scan area), with the free scanning software available on Ubuntu 16.04, at 1200 ppi -- may also work with Silverfast, which I haven't tried. The scanner isn't marked for digital ICE, but Vuescan detects an IR channel and offers IR as an option for generating grayscale from B&W films, so should also offer dust removal on dye-image films (in software, not internal to the scanner). I'm not certain, because I wasn't looking for that when I bought and installed Vuescan.
The scanner came to me with a minor scratch in the upper glass (in the lid) that affects images in one of the two 6x9 cm windows and would show in an 8x10 scan. As recently as ten years ago, it was possible to buy a replacement scanner lid as a unit (a five minute job -- unplug one cable, lift out the hinges, guide in the new unit, and plug up the cable), which would correct this, but I never found it worth the effort or $80, I just used the one 6x9 window that wasn't affected.
I replaced the scanner (with a used Epson) because after sitting unused for twelve years or so, it developed some color striping in film scans that I couldn't correct with cleaning I was comfortable doing (i.e. without significant disassembly). I did (very gently) clean the first surface mirror in the sensor housing, which got rid of a number of other stripes caused by dust in the optical path, but not this last one; it doesn't seem to affect reflective scans or IR-generated grayscale from silver image films, but because I need a scanner primarily for both B&W and color film, and had money from a windfall, I just replaced it with a slightly more modern unit.
I'm offering the scanner as is, for local meet to transfer within the Greensboro, High Point, Winston Salem, Mount Airy region, cash only, for $25 -- the SCSI card, cables, and terminator are worth more than that if you have a SCSI device that needs them; this is basically a "keep it out of the landfill" price. Your computer must have a PCI slot (standard height, slot length) free to plug in the adapter card, but given that, this scanner should work with the original software, if you can find a copy, on Windows at least through Vista/7 or on Mac (though probably not on the most recent MacOS versions; Apple likes to obsolete old software), and will certainly work with Vuescan on any supported system (Windows, Mac, or Ubuntu, probably including other Debian-based Linux distributions). Windows will require a driver for the SCSI card as well, but that was part of a standard install on 98, XP, and Vista/7 so ought to be still available for Windows 10.
If you want plug and play, or high resolution, large files from 35mm, look elsewhere. If you're on a budget and willing to risk more disassembly than I am, this could be the bargain of the week. I have no current pictures, but there are still reviews of this scanner model up on the web.
Optical resolution is 1200 ppi, with microstepping available in the original Windows software to give 1200x2400 true resolution. This gives approximately 2 megapixels from 35mm, up to 100 megapixels from 4x5. I haven't seen the original software CD since my last move, but the scanner works with Vuescan and, with limitations (software bug limits the film scanning region to a fraction of the normal scan area), with the free scanning software available on Ubuntu 16.04, at 1200 ppi -- may also work with Silverfast, which I haven't tried. The scanner isn't marked for digital ICE, but Vuescan detects an IR channel and offers IR as an option for generating grayscale from B&W films, so should also offer dust removal on dye-image films (in software, not internal to the scanner). I'm not certain, because I wasn't looking for that when I bought and installed Vuescan.
The scanner came to me with a minor scratch in the upper glass (in the lid) that affects images in one of the two 6x9 cm windows and would show in an 8x10 scan. As recently as ten years ago, it was possible to buy a replacement scanner lid as a unit (a five minute job -- unplug one cable, lift out the hinges, guide in the new unit, and plug up the cable), which would correct this, but I never found it worth the effort or $80, I just used the one 6x9 window that wasn't affected.
I replaced the scanner (with a used Epson) because after sitting unused for twelve years or so, it developed some color striping in film scans that I couldn't correct with cleaning I was comfortable doing (i.e. without significant disassembly). I did (very gently) clean the first surface mirror in the sensor housing, which got rid of a number of other stripes caused by dust in the optical path, but not this last one; it doesn't seem to affect reflective scans or IR-generated grayscale from silver image films, but because I need a scanner primarily for both B&W and color film, and had money from a windfall, I just replaced it with a slightly more modern unit.
I'm offering the scanner as is, for local meet to transfer within the Greensboro, High Point, Winston Salem, Mount Airy region, cash only, for $25 -- the SCSI card, cables, and terminator are worth more than that if you have a SCSI device that needs them; this is basically a "keep it out of the landfill" price. Your computer must have a PCI slot (standard height, slot length) free to plug in the adapter card, but given that, this scanner should work with the original software, if you can find a copy, on Windows at least through Vista/7 or on Mac (though probably not on the most recent MacOS versions; Apple likes to obsolete old software), and will certainly work with Vuescan on any supported system (Windows, Mac, or Ubuntu, probably including other Debian-based Linux distributions). Windows will require a driver for the SCSI card as well, but that was part of a standard install on 98, XP, and Vista/7 so ought to be still available for Windows 10.
If you want plug and play, or high resolution, large files from 35mm, look elsewhere. If you're on a budget and willing to risk more disassembly than I am, this could be the bargain of the week. I have no current pictures, but there are still reviews of this scanner model up on the web.
