Canon 20D manual Konica Minolta DiMAGE, Scan Elite, Tip

								✚ Despite recent advances
								in flatbed scanners, the
								resolution, density range,
								and color accuracy possi-
								ble with dedicated film
								scanners still make them
								the best way to turn your
								film and slides into digital
								images. And with USB
								Hi-Speed 2.0 and FireWire
								connections popping up
								even in moderately priced
								models, they’re faster than
								ever. If you’ve got old, well-
								worn slides or film, you’ll
								definitely want to try the
								automatic dust and scratch
								removal offered by Applied
								Science Fiction’s Digital
								ICE, which is included
								with most film scanners in
	▲FILM SCANNERS: PUT YOUR FILM ARCHIVES TO WORK							this class.
	Konica Minolta DiMAGE				Pacific Image
					PrimeFilm 3650 Pro3
	Scan Elite 5400				www.scanace.com
					$465 street
				slides. The scanner’s D-max of 4.3	310-618-8100
		$	$650 street
				should ensure plenty of dynamic range,	The PrimeFilm 3650 Pro3 is
			www.konica	while the depth of 12 bits per color	designed specifically to make
			minolta.us	channel (42 bits total) should record a	quick work of 35mm film scans.
				wide palette of hues. APS fans can	A slot on the right side of the unit
			877-462-4464
				spring for an optional APS roll car-	accepts entire rolls of 35mm film for
Scanners
	Microtek			Color depth is 14 bits per channel. Like		on your monitor? Frustrated that
	Konica Minolta’s 5400-ppi DiMAGE			tridge, which enables batch scanning	scanning at up to 3600 ppi and, with
	Scan Elite 5400 impressed us with			of up to 40 images at a time. Advanced	Digital ICE enabled, you can automati-
	high resolution, accurate color, and fast			scanners will enjoy the included	cally remove scratches and dust at the
	speed when we tested it earlier this			SilverFast Ai 6.0 scanning software.	same time. The 3650 Pro3 has a gener-
	year. On color-negative film, it resolved			Nikon Coolscan V ED	ous color depth of 16 bits per channel
	71.3 line pairs/mm, and turned in 83.9				(48 bits total), and an ample density
	line pairs/mm on black-and-white film.			$600 street	range of 3.6. Both FireWire and USB 2.0
	Color accuracy was rated excellent.			www.nikonusa.com	high-speed connections are included.
	Both USB 2.0 and FireWire connec-			800-645-6689
	tions ensure a fast file transfer, even			Though considered entry-level for the		CALIBRATION 101
	with Digital ICE turned on. The only			Coolscan line, the V ED still has an opti-
	caveat? It’s limited to 35mm, so you			cal resolution of 4000 ppi, plus a D-max					Ever wonder why the
						HOT
	can’t scan medium-format or APS with			of 4.2—not quite the 4.8 of Nikon’s flag-					prints you made have
						TIP
	this speed demon. TESTED JUNE 2004			ship 9000 ED, but still enough to pull					wildly different color
				plenty of detail out of dark shadows.		and tone than the pictures you see
	ArtixScan 4000tf
Film				all the Coolscans, the V ED includes		you’re forced to waste stacks of
		$700 street		Digital ICE, ROC, and GEM for		paper, multiple ink cartridges,
		www.microtekusa.com		automatic dust and scratch		time, and money trying to
	310-687-5940			removal, color restoration,		tweak what you saw on
	The ArtixScan 4000tf has an optical			and grain removal. It		your monitor? Then it’s
	resolution of 4000 ppi, which should			won’t do medium-format		time to get a monitor
	be enough to create tabloid-sized			film, but an optional APS		calibrator.
	scans of your 35mm negatives and			adapter is available.			Once, the cost of a
						monitor-calibra-
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