Minolta Dimage Scan Multi Ii Film Scanner

by Minolta

Product Details

Product Manual [2.43mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 7 x 7 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004XS3A
• Item model number: 9981-1855
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #61 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Printers & Scanners > Slide & Film Scanners
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Combining impressive hardware technology with versatile software applications, the Minolta Dimâge Scan Multi II film scanner is indispensable for both imaging professionals and avid amateurs. Its software driver offers nearly 600 automatic settings in nine categories with additional customization easily possible. Working with a variety of Macintosh operating systems, it functions equally well on Windows 98, 98, and NT 4.0, connecting through a simple USB port.

Standard usage permits up to six sleeved or four mounted slides. Optional accessories include the AD-100 adapter and the SC-100 slide feeder, both of which improve productivity by allowing you to scan up to 50 images in one batch. An additional timesaver is Multi Sample Scanning, which quickly reduces the random noise present with scanned images. Using RGB sensors that scan images line by line, the finished images have a maximum resolution up to 2,820 dpi, ensuring finely grained results in print sizes up to 8 by 10 inches. Taking the extra time to use features like Digital ROC (Reconstruction of Color) and GEM (Grain Equalization Management) virtually guarantees perfect clarity in all your photos.

With all these advanced functions, the scanner remains relatively easy to use with a simple window- and tab-based interface that allows you to control everything from color balance to histogram compensation. --Jill Lightner

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality product and easy to use with VueScan application, January 22, 2011

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Donal B. Botkin "View[ + ]Finder" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Minolta Dimage Scan Multi Ii Film Scanner (Office Product)

I own one of these--bought it used in 2004--and have had nothing but success in transferring images from film to digital. Initially, I used it only on a Mac G3 as that was what the Minolta software supported. It worked fine on the G3 as most of the image processing is done in the scanner. Recently, I tried VueScan [...] and found that not only was the scanner supported, it worked like a new puppy on my iMac with Snow Leopard! OK, I used a Ratoc SCSI to firewire box Ratoc Systems FR1SX FireWire to Ultra SCSI Converter (IEEE1394), but other than that it was a simple setup.

Hardware vendors have every right to discontinue support for product software and drivers needed to support operating systems introduced many years after the hardware was discontinued. In the land of innovation, this creates an opportunity for software developers to provide solutions at a reasonable price.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Won't get fooled again., August 15, 2010

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John Harrison (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Minolta Dimage Scan Multi Ii Film Scanner (Office Product)

The Dimage model I have is a bit earlier than this one, but I thought you'd like to know about Minolta's driver update practices. For my Dimage scanner, Minolta chooses not to update the driver from XP to Vista, effectively tuning my scanner into an $800 brick. Thanks for nothin fellas.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 120mm?, May 29, 2011

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Celeste Rojas Mugica - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Minolta Dimage Scan Multi Ii Film Scanner (Office Product)

hello. Sorry for my bad english.
This scanner, works for 120mm too?

Thanks,
Celeste.