Tom,
I don't dispute that ICE is indispensable to those for whom it is
indispensable, or that it might be indispensable for a Nikon scanner (this
is not a dig at Nikon, as I owned a Nikon at one time). I just object to
the absolute statement that ICE is indispensable. It's a little like
saying the right click button on the mouse is indispensable (it is to me)
when Apple people get along without it.
But I am admittedly behind the times in scanner lore. I take you at your
word that the latest version doesn't introduce any softening. That would
be my main concern. Truth is that the Polaroid scan starts off a little on
the soft side anyway. I don't think it even sees the surface in quite the
same way as a Nikon scanner. I accept these as just differences rather
than issues making one better than the other.
BTW what is the dust problem with the Polaroid?
Joel W.
At 06:49 AM 4/27/2003 -0400, you wrote:
Joel,
Perhaps you would never use it, but I do. I've owned/used the SS4000,
SS4000+ and 4000ED. I kept the 4000ED because of the batch scan, but they
are all fine scanners. ICE, though, is incredible, at least in its latest
version (that's an important point, I believe only the latest Nikon and
Minolta have the latest version). When used in 'light' mode, it eliminates
virtually all dust and scratches with NO detectible softening.
My second biggest problem with the SS4000 was its dust problem.
Tom
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