>> If a digital record is desirable you can now do it yourself at home with a desktop film scanner (not the same thing as a print scanner). The HP Photo Scanner, as an example, produces 2400 dpi by 30 bit color density -- a very high quality scan, and is the size of a thick book. >> HP has just announced a new version of the PhotoSmart slide and negative scanner. Reportedly it has better noise immunity than the old one, and scans at 36-bits. Also, the driver interface is much improved, and more oriented toward the advanced amateur and professional than formerly. It is supposed to be priced at $500, but I don't know if this is the list price or street price. It uses the same chassis as the old one. I bought the old one on sale for $300 and have generally been pleased with it, though I do have a problem with noise -- which appears as speckle -- at maximum resolution. Those who have color printers (I'm still waiting for the new Epsons) say the noise is rarely evident in prints, however. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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