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Hi all!

I got a Macintosh PowerBook G3 (from 1998) last week and after finding out that it has a scsi-port I decided to try to get it working with my DCS 420. Well, today I finally got the right HDI-30<->DB25-SCSI-cable and Photoshop old enough (5.0 LE ). I copied the DCS Acquire 5.6.5 -plugin to Photoshop's plugin folder and it worked!

Colors seem to be a lot better than with ACR, but there isn't any exposure correction, anti-moire or noise reduction (all would be very usefull with this camera). I also found out that my 420 has the newest 98-firmware and that the clock isn't Y2K-ready.

Screenshots and photo of the setup after link:
http://seudun.kuvat.fi/kuvat/_Experimental/DCS420/powerbook

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D1X, DCS PRO SLR/n, DCS 760, DCS 420c & Canon Pro70

Olds Macs and Adobe Photodeluxe work quite well in acquire mode for DCS200, DCS4xx, and handle the image editing job of 6xx and 7xx through OS9.2. Since the 4xx, 6xx, 7xx can handle CF Cards, it makes image transfer exceedingly easy. I still use NC2000E for ebay auction shots in my "home studio" setting. The DCS200ci is collecting dust because of the SCSI-only transfer. As weird as it may sound to some of you, I always liked the 8008s body and the way it handled. Don't think I ever used very many of the automated features, DCS6xx, 7xx the same. I'll never bother to figure out all the bells and whistles. It's far easier to just shoot A or S mode(or even M) and take a test shot then correct.
Cheers,
phi47

Thanks for sharing. Looks like a cool setup. Personally, I prefer to transfer DCS files using the PCMCIA slot on my laptop (or simply use a CF card in a PCMCIA adapter). SCSI, in general, is just too frustrating to deal with.

Here's a few NC2000e sample photos posted earlier: http://www.nikonweb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1561

Jarle

Today I made a short walk with my DCS420 just to keep battery and electronics alive. Lens I used was the 18-55 DX with Heliopan IR/UV -cut to fight the IR contamination. Files converted with my "Classic" Mac setup (Acquire 5.6.5 and PS 5 LE) and only resize and sharpening done in Photoshop.

http://seudun.kuvat.fi/kuvat/_Experimental/DCS420/080727/

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D1X, DCS PRO SLR/n, DCS 760, DCS 420c & Canon Pro70