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Thread ID: 28364 2002-12-17 10:47:00 Scanner for film etc. rugila (214) Press F1
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106933 2002-12-17 10:47:00 I need to scan a lot of film (negatives and slides) for archival and reproduction/enlargement, as well as a fair bit of general scanning.
After some investigation thought that Canoscan 5000F should be the overall best (in absence of adequate reviews). Best price so far is $550. Pricespy doesn't include it. Toms Hardware likewise hasn't much to say.
Does anyone have views/experience on whether the claimed resolution (2400x4800)dpi is enough (or too much) for 35mm negatives - also on how good is that price, or whether Epson HP Microtek or other might be better.
Part of my reasoning was that Canon has a vast amount of experience in things photographic, whereas Epson is better known for printers, HP for computers etc.
rugila (214)
106934 2002-12-17 19:07:00 Hey

Go Here (pcmag.pricegrabber.com) and click on Tech. Specifications for a review done on it by PC Magazine.

Otherwise, have you thought of asking the library? I would assume that the AKCity Central Library may have a machine to do something like that considering they have all the Microfiche and the readers for it there... That and I think I remember seeing somewhere that you could print out things from the Microfiche there - could be wrong though

Hope this helped



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