minolta Dual Scan III scanner

Hello:
I am considering a Minolta Dimage Dual Scan III film scanner.
Anyone here has any opinions. It is around $275 us dollars.

Thanks

 

It's performance is above it's price. Unless you are prepared to pay
twice as much, you're unlikely to do better.

You're welcome.

 

I bought one to keep as a spare in case my Nikon scanner needed servicing.
When I bought it I did spend the time using it and becoming familiar with
it. My opinion is, for the money, you more than likely will not be able to
find a better scanner.

Nick

 

i don't know about the III, but UPS just delivered a model 950 which
does nearly all film formats, including 6x6cm. it is a substantial
looking beastie and has good doc's, cost 299+shipping.

my purchase was based on a recent thread in rec.crafts.metalworking,
which still s/b avail. --Loren

 

I have one and I like it. A minor weakness is that the dust and scratch
remover provided with the scanner is not great (unless it has been improved
since I bought mine last year). This is not a problem for me since my
slides are fairly clean and I just use a clone tool to remove dust spots. I
have found that the Polaroid Dust and Scratch Remover software works much,
much better than the Minolta utility. It is a free download from the
Polaroid website.

Best regards,

Yuji Sakuma

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this is the best scanner for the price! Get you... photographer you

 

I have one and it's great. Just can't beat it for the price.

Read the review at Steve's Digicams:

http://steves-digicams.com/2002_reviews/minolta_dsd3.html

Neil