[thelist] Scanners w/ 35mm slide option?

Jonathan waves at atlantic.net
Tue Nov 28 17:00:23 CST 2000


Haven't followed this discussion from the start. Did anybody mention the Epson 1200 U
with transparency kit? Not terribly expensive.

Jonathan

John Spencer wrote:

>         I have used many film scanners and flatbeds with adaptors. I have not seen
> a flatbed scanner that would give me good enough results that I could use
> for web graphics. The Sapphire film scanner although shaped somewhat flat
> and rectangular, is not a flatbed scanner. It does not scan reflective
> material and its price-tag would keep it out of reach for most of us.
>
>         The original post asked for a film scanner (where price was important). All
> that is  really available IMHO is the Polaroid Sprintscan and the Minolta
> Dimage Scan Elite. I have used both and they can give good results. These
> are in the $500 and below area. The next level is over $1100 and would
> include the Nikon Coolscan III. I used the first generation Coolscan many
> years ago and was not impressed with it, I have however heard they have
> gotten much better.
>
>         One more alternative that may help you is (this would depend on whether or
> not you had a decent digital camera) would be to get a slide adaptor for
> your digital camera and "scan" your slides and negs with it. I have one for
> my traditional Nikon 35mm cameras and it would work nicely if I had a Nikon
> D1(wishfull thinking).
>
> Cheers
> John
>
> >i can guarantee you there are flatbed transparency scanners that will whip
> some butt when
> >it comes to image quality, because i have experienced the revelation
> myself.  the scanner
> >i'm thinking of is the LINOTYPE SAPHIRE ULTRA 2.
>
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