Hi,
So, here's the pluses and the minuses of the CoolScan V
Plus
- Best image quality (for affordable scanners)
- Full featured scanning software but no guaranteed support for Mac OS 10.5 & 10.6
- Very effective ICE system (via IR)
- ICE, ROC and GEM are very powerful
- Quick, stable and powerful lighting system (LED)
- Good loading mechanism for negs and slides
Minus
- Cannot scan panoramic images (X-Pan)
- Grain is visible in standard mode, need to fine-tune for each type of film
- Focus issues with non-flat negs/slide
- Anti-dust (IR) doesn't work with Kodachrome films
Preview time (slide, 24x36): 45 seconds
Scan time (slide, 24x36, with ICE/ROC/GEM): 185 seconds