I’ve spent the last few weeks tearing my hair out trying to run 20 year old windows software on an old ThinkPad.
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Adrianna Tanreplied to Adrianna Tan last edited by [email protected]
Two options: get an external firewire card with a Texas Instruments chipset. Or get a different laptop with it.
VueScan works, but I got the CoolScan 8000 to (1) scan medium format and (2) to use NikonScan. For 20+ year old software it still has exceptional qualities. It has great dust removal.
I’ve tried all conventional scanning methods including commercial scanners and think once I get this right, it’ll be the best at-home option for me.
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The best place to get a CoolScan is the Nikon CoolScan users group in FB. Frank Philips services and sells them, with global shipping and warranty. Various other members around the world make cool accessories for them. There’s a guy from Germany who makes great glass plates and film holders.
If you’re into old film scanning tech, fb groups are where it’s at with manuals, firmware downloads, community expertise. Like the Fuji frontier group
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Adrianna Tanreplied to Adrianna Tan last edited by [email protected]
Some of the old Macs work too but they have to run OS X Leopard or earlier. The hardware is harder to come by, and the cost of the FireWire adapter cables when I found them were.. higher then the cost of a whole Thinkpad. If I had one lying around I would absolutely prefer this route, I think.
Dslr scanning is absolutely the better path for most people! I just personally hate it
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@skinnylatte I find that the dust removal software isn't worth the hassle, no matter how good it is. Are you sure VueScan can't work?
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@analog_cafe VueScan works!
I’m very close to getting this to work to be able to compare; as it also has batch scanning features that seem to surpass VueScan’s. At this point out of curiosity. Though most people who run this setup seem to vastly prefer NikonScan so I’m curious
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Bob O'Shaughnessyreplied to Adrianna Tan last edited by
@skinnylatte Mildly distressing that this is locked away on FB. But on the plus side, it is a resource that exists even if takes more work to get to it.
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Adrianna Tanreplied to Bob O'Shaughnessy last edited by
@Oshaughnessy yep. we all complain about it, but the community is there and nowhere else. especially where it also includes lab owners from other parts of the world. I’d like to put this on the open web where I can, at least with the stuff I know about.
I have a friend who manages commercial scanners and he says he only finds fixes there
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@skinnylatte I’m just a few annoyed drunk shopping away from buying an internal card like this one to figure out how to dump my old jvc camcorder tapes https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/757554-REG/Startech_PEX1394B3_3_Port_2b_1a.html
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@skinnylatte is your setup for scanning 35mm film negatives?
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@epu 35mm and medium format
I have a Plustek currently for 35mm which is fine, but I’ve been renting a Fuji frontier by the hour at my local darkroom when I’ve had to scan the medium format that I shoot more of. If I succeed at this, this will replace both workflows
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@epu haha, I just got one but for express card