Product Description
Scanning color negatives can be a tricky business, even for experts. But with the DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 II, you can take advantage of a new Film Expert algorithm that draws on decades of Konica Minolta expertise in photofinishing and optical imaging technology. As a result, you can get consistently beautiful results without the hassle of manually adjusting scanner settings to match the different exposure characteristics and color balance of various types of negative film.The DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 II boasts class-leading 5400 dpi resolution that transforms a single frame of 35mm film into more than 42.2 megapixels of rich, 16-bit color data. Designed specifically to meet the demands of people who are serious about image quality, it captures every detail and tonal nuance of the original, allowing you to produce stunningly beautiful large-format prints*.16-bit analog-to-digital signal conversion and a wide, 4.8 dynamic range deliverover 65,000 gradations in each of the three RGB color channels. The result is smooth shading of color tones, with excellent shadow and highlight detail.There's no need to compromise on scanning area when you're working with filmstrips, because the DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 II offers edge-to-edge 24mm x 36mm scanning that captures 100% of every frame.Multi-sample scanning allows images to be scanned 2, 4, 8, or 16 times, significantly reducing random noise in shadow areas and revealing subtle tonal gradations tha

• Average Customer Review: Based on 3 reviews.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

very happy with the scanner, Aug 15, 2023
I researched and thought about buying a scanner for months. I read so many different reviews and internet postings that I became paralyzed, unable to make a decision. I thought for a while that I wanted a flatbed scanner that could scan slides and negatives. Then I read about this scanner and it sounded good for me as I only have 35mm slides and negatives to scan. I plan on buying an inexpensive flat bed to scan the few flat prints and art that I need scanned. For me the software is easy to use and seems to do a great job. I installed the software on my machine with Microsoft XP as per the instructions and was scanning slides in a matter of moments.I read reviews stating the the software was not that good, but for what my needs are, it has worked very well. This scanner is not cheap, but I didn't mind paying a little extra for a quality machine. Overall I am very pleased with this purchase.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

title, Aug 7, 2023
This scanner was definately a deal. The resolution is great and the software is very easy to install and use. The two different masks make it so you can scan negatives and slides. The slide mask allows you to load 5 slides at a time instead of scanning them one at a time. It took a little longer to arrive than I had expected, but it was well worth the wait.

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The Photographer Determines the Quality of the Scanner, May 31, 2023
The photographer is the limiting factor. Period. I am sorry, if one takes a blurry picture and scanned on this wonderful optical 5400 resolution and complained that this scanner is a lousy scanner yielding blurry images...this does not make sense!

I will admit that this scanner's resolution is astounding. What seems to me of the crisp images I see on my light table only reveals the **flaws** in my technique as a photographer and *not* on the scanner!

// The Review of the Scanner //

Software: Konica Minolta Utility.

Effective and intuitive. The scanner software is capable to the extent that one does not have to resort to third party softwares like VueScan or Silverfast.

Build Quality: lightweight hence plastic. This does not result to "cheap" feeling. It has a quality appearance and handling.

Film Holders: 4-Frame Transparency and 6-Frame Negative. These two holders are both built of plastic and again, I re-state that although plastic-built, they do not feel cheap in quality.

// Color Accuracy //

No scanner is perfect and no scanner will give the exact match. There is always the initial tweaking during the scanning and the final tweaking in Photoshop or some other image editing software. The scanner is as good as the person operating it.

// Final Conclusions //

I recommend this scanner to any one on a budget. For me personally, it was either the Nikon V ED or Konica Minolta DS Elite 5400 II. I picked this item because it was new on the market and that it has 5400 optical resolution instead of Nikon V ED's 4000 DPI.

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