Scanner for 35mm

The V700 gives you all you need. I have done 35mm, Minox, Widelux and 120 with no problems. I had a Microtek i800 for years and it was also good.
 
kanzlr said:
...modified it with a wire and tape to behave like a SA-30 (so now it scans full rolls, not strips of 6 negatives).
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Would be very interested to know how this modification was accomplished? Is it something a moderately handy person could do? I'm not an electrical engineer, though.:)

Kenny
 
very easy. Just get a thin wire and stuff the ends in two holes on the SA-21 connector. I put some tape over it to keep it in place and punched a few holes in it to not bend the pins inside the scanner.

it took a few tries to position the wire in a way it really shortens the contact.

see:
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/comp.periphs.scanners/-LdJf3r23h4

an excerpt from there:
Incidentally, for those who do not want to take the risk of opening
their SA-21 up and making a permanent solder link modification, there is
an alternative temporary fix, albeit a little less reliable.
The two contacts of the link in question connect directly to pins 16 and
17 of the blue rear connector on the SA-21. Looking into the rear of
the SA-21 with the adapter the correct way up, pin 13 is on the middle
row on the left of the connector, so just count 4 and 5 pins across and
you get to the two pins in question. These can be shorted together
using some very fine wire - thin enough so that the operation of the
connector contact is not interfered with. Then hold the link wire in
place with some adhesive tape - Scotch Magic tape works quite well for
this.
Before pushing the SA-21 back into the scanner, make sure that you
pierce the adhesive tape over each contact in the connector block with a
pin. This will prevent the corresponding pins in the scanner being
subjected to additional pressure as the adapter is pushed home in the
scanner.
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Thank you for that. Unfortunately, I have the LS-50. Oh well, I don't mind so much scanning only 5 or 6 at a time.

Kenny
 
I use Minolta Dimage III .Almost 12 MP - more than sufficient . I paid 80 euros for it . Makes strips of six automatically.
Here's a sample :
http://forum.mflenses.com/userpix/201112/big_3499_MIR24_2.jpg
If you can afford I suggest the Elite II Minolta , it has ICE2 wich is veeery useful (if you don't want to manually corect the scratches).Or the Minolta 5400 Elite .Or the Nikons already discussed here .
For the moment I use only the original Minolta software , I don't shoot so much film and the results are good . No need for me to get another soft.
See also this thread :
http://forum.mflenses.com/sharp-film-scanners-t45568.html
 
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