Microtek ScanMaker 5900

I wanted to like this scanner. I really did. The most exciting feature and the main reason I chose this scanner was the 4"x5" slide/transparency scanning area. Finally, a scanner that I could capture my 120 shots on! Much to my dismay, the scans were nothing short of horrid. The scans were littered with red pixels (in a moire noise pattern)! They were also INCREDIBLY blurry. Things got worse the more I tried to make it work. The scanner began to scan far off center from my selection. Eventually, it wouldn't scan ANY of the selection, just the white background.I understand that I obviously had a defective scanner, but the initial scans were totally unacceptable. I bought this scanner for 120 film and to save myself a few dollars. I took this scanner back and got a scanner manufactured by a much more recognizable name in the photo industry.

This would have been a great scanner for the money. I could not get it to scan one picture after the other. The scanmaker program would freeze up on the second scan. Loading the software also created problems on my machine. Connections to the USB port would not stay connected, the computer lost knowledge of the scanner being connected. I worked through all their solutions to the problems, but could not cure them. The scanner has excellent features and seems to be built very well. I have had two other Microtek scanners in the past that worked great, but had to return this one after a month of trying to remedy the problems. It is very possible it will work great in other systems than WIN 2000. Good Luck

I did my research and found that this scanner more often than not has been recommended for use by other photographers. I down loaded the driver from the Microtek web site and had the Scanner up and running in about 30 minutes. My first attempt was with a set of 120mm negatives, here is when I found out I needed the ArtixScan film holders. I am in the process of acquiring them now. In the mean time I am working on making sheet plastic templates for the negative sizes I wish to scan. The positives I have scanned are nicely detailed and the software is easy enough to use, even the advanced settings are not that hard to figure out. If I where to buy another I would make certain it included the film holders.

Full featured scanner with excellent software bundle.High speed USB 2 connection with other built-in GOODIES makethis an all around scanner for home or office. Best valueon the market!!!

This scanner will not work with my new Mac (G4, running Tiger 10.4.2). This failure is after numerous contacts with their tech support and repeated downloads of drivers, but for some reason it will not load the "scanner finder" - obviously a critical component. I have given up and will upgrade, probably to a Canon, but what a waste of what SHOULD be a still-functional item.

I am a computer Technician and it took me a full day sorting out the errors that kept the software from working, I had to get into the registry and clean out All references to the software, and after many tries, finally got the software loaded in Safe mode, and finally working. The scanner works great, better than I really expected, so far. Does great for my slides and negatives. Quite surprised at the quality afetr working on them in my Digital Image Pro 9 Photo software. I did not load any other software sent with scanner only the ScanWizard 5.

I purchased this Microtec SkanMaker 5900 scanner new to convert my old 35mm slides to cd'sWorked great. I have converted well over 1000 slides to digital images and the quality and colors are excellent.This is my first scanner and I am very well satisfied with it.

The Scanmaker 5900 is the second I have had the first needs repairs but no one available to repair in my aera. The new one works fine. I have a lttile problem with dust that is on the inside. It came that way. Is there an easly way to clean