Martytoof
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Hi everyone,
I currently have an Epson Perfection 3200 that I use to scan 35mm film with adequate results. I recently came into possession of a working Minolta QuickScan 35+ which I'd love to hear opinions of. Preferably comparing it to something like a flatbed like mine.
I'd obviously just stick it on my computer and try it and save everyone reading a thread full of dumb questions, but it is a SCSI peripheral and Apple long ago decided SCSI doesn't exist, so I'd need to put together a cheap dedicated scanning workstation running Linux or XP or something to that end. That's not a big deal, I have access to a lot of old junk equipment (e.x., an old film scanner
) but I'd just like to know whether it's worth the trouble and if it'll give me any better results out of the box than something like a low end photo flatbed like my Perfection 3200 would.
The only thing that really intrigues me is the fact that I can fine-tune focus with a knob. Definitely can't do that on my Epson without buying a BetterScanning holder and adjusting it.
For reference, I'm using the stock film holder on the Perfection 3200.
I currently have an Epson Perfection 3200 that I use to scan 35mm film with adequate results. I recently came into possession of a working Minolta QuickScan 35+ which I'd love to hear opinions of. Preferably comparing it to something like a flatbed like mine.
I'd obviously just stick it on my computer and try it and save everyone reading a thread full of dumb questions, but it is a SCSI peripheral and Apple long ago decided SCSI doesn't exist, so I'd need to put together a cheap dedicated scanning workstation running Linux or XP or something to that end. That's not a big deal, I have access to a lot of old junk equipment (e.x., an old film scanner
) but I'd just like to know whether it's worth the trouble and if it'll give me any better results out of the box than something like a low end photo flatbed like my Perfection 3200 would.The only thing that really intrigues me is the fact that I can fine-tune focus with a knob. Definitely can't do that on my Epson without buying a BetterScanning holder and adjusting it.
For reference, I'm using the stock film holder on the Perfection 3200.
