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| Thread ID: 109607 | 2010-05-15 05:26:00 | Looking for a new scanner | Tony (4941) | Press F1 |
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| 885079 | 2010-05-16 06:08:00 | We didn't ever own a inkjet apart from a portable inkjet when I went to uni with my 2nd hand laptop. Went laser and went laser again the MF. Once you seen what a laser quality is there is no substitute :p We had a dot matrix in our 1992 first computer. Was a color. What a waste. I have a 2nd hand A3 color inkjet for my photography thou bought after them (2). Only for pictures. A4 and A3 for club work. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 885080 | 2010-05-18 01:44:00 | I bought a Canon Lide 100 scanner a month ago. To try it out I scanned the cardboard box it came in. (That's where the specs are written these days.) IT DIDN'T WORK. The depth of field is so small that the paper needs to be right on the platten, not 4mm proud. I also discovered that "2400 dpi" means 1200 black dots and 1200 white dots per inch. Something to keep in mind if you're scanning negatives. (I use a dedicated film scanner) |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 885081 | 2010-05-18 03:55:00 | I bought a Canon Lide 100 scanner a month ago . To try it out I scanned the cardboard box it came in . (That's where the specs are written these days . ) IT DIDN'T WORK . The depth of field is so small that the paper needs to be right on the platten, not 4mm proud . I also discovered that "2400 dpi" means 1200 black dots and 1200 white dots per inch . Something to keep in mind if you're scanning negatives . (I use a dedicated film scanner) That's about right . I have a $900 Epson V700 and I find the real reso is maybe 2,000dpi on that despite it's ~7,000 dpi or whatever . I got that for large format (sheet) film scanning . Plan to get a used Nikon Coolscan to do 35mm and medium format . For non photog people should be fine . |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 885082 | 2010-05-18 04:15:00 | I'm currently looking at the idea of an Epson V300, which seems to do everything I'll need. I still haven't totally given away the idea of a laser MFC, but I think I can get a stand alone scanner and stand alone printer for less money, at the cost of some office real estate. I don't need fax, and can always copy with the scanner - albeit a bit more clumsily. | Tony (4941) | ||
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