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> do you have a PowerBook or iBook? I have this intel based macbook: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/specs/macbook-core-2-duo-2.0-white-13-mid-2007-

> do you have a PowerBook or iBook? I have this intel based macbook: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/specs/macbook-core-2-duo-2.0-white-13-mid-2007-specs.html https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/specs/macbook-cor... > IIRC the Classic Environment was never supported on Intel, even in Tiger on Intel. Nikon Scan software for MacOS will only work with MacOS that has classic environment support. I don't know all of the specifics but I can tell you that my efforts to run the software on newer versions of the OS (10.6 and up) were met with errors stating the app required classic environment. > Also, have you tried VueScan? Yes, I appreciate the work the software developers have done to continue supporting old scanners. I'd rather not pay for closed source software to support my scanner at the moment when I can use the software that was part of the package Nikon originally provided as part of the purchase price of the scanner. I might change my mind if the price was more appealing for the version of VueScan required to unlocked support for dedicated film scanners. I could see myself paying $20-$30 but probably not $100 when I have the option to pay nothing.

Finnucane 6y ago
For the $100 you do get basically a perpetual license with updates, so it's not really a bad deal if you have an older scanner that it will work with. And it will run on Linux as well. The oldest camera I have that I still use (there's a few that are 'retired') is my c. 1954 Speed Graphic.
- frompdx 6y ago
  True, probably if I did not have my old macbook handy I would pay the $100. When it dies or becomes unusable I'll pay for VueScan. For now I'm telling myself I'm keeping two pieces of old tech out of the land fill. The speed graphic is a neat camera. I used to have a busch press camera of a similar vintage but sold it a few years ago. Never used enough to justify keeping it. Plus it was just too heavy for my style. My oldest camera in regular use is my Leica M2. The serial number dates it to 1958. It was my favorite camera until a Rolleiflex stole my heart. If you haven't tried one yet I really recommend it. With the exception of the film counter resent lever that is too easy to bump on accident the 2.8f is the most well thought out camera I have used. I like to take portraits and people really gravitate to the Rolleiflex. It's a lot of fun.
  - Finnucane 6y ago
    I had for a while a Mamiya C330, because it was a lot cheaper than a Rollei. And interchangeable lenses! It was a lot of fun, but I ended up trading that and an RB67 for a Hasselblad.
    - frompdx 6y ago
      That's a pretty good trade. I'd like to get my hands at a Hasselblad at some point in the future. I might have to get a bigger closet first.

Finnucane 6y ago

For the $100 you do get basically a perpetual license with updates, so it's not really a bad deal if you have an older scanner that it will work with. And it will run on Linux as well. The oldest camera I have that I still use (there's a few that are 'retired') is my c. 1954 Speed Graphic.

frompdx 6y ago
True, probably if I did not have my old macbook handy I would pay the $100. When it dies or becomes unusable I'll pay for VueScan. For now I'm telling myself I'm keeping two pieces of old tech out of the land fill. The speed graphic is a neat camera. I used to have a busch press camera of a similar vintage but sold it a few years ago. Never used enough to justify keeping it. Plus it was just too heavy for my style. My oldest camera in regular use is my Leica M2. The serial number dates it to 1958. It was my favorite camera until a Rolleiflex stole my heart. If you haven't tried one yet I really recommend it. With the exception of the film counter resent lever that is too easy to bump on accident the 2.8f is the most well thought out camera I have used. I like to take portraits and people really gravitate to the Rolleiflex. It's a lot of fun.
- Finnucane 6y ago
  I had for a while a Mamiya C330, because it was a lot cheaper than a Rollei. And interchangeable lenses! It was a lot of fun, but I ended up trading that and an RB67 for a Hasselblad.
  - frompdx 6y ago
    That's a pretty good trade. I'd like to get my hands at a Hasselblad at some point in the future. I might have to get a bigger closet first.