I noticed back when camera's were being talked about that several people mentioned they shoot only slides. My question: does anyone own a scanner that will also do slides? There is _NO_ place or person in this area, as far as I can track down anyway, that has one. To get anything scanned, I have to send off the slides and get a print made. As you all know, unless you pay the $$ the print will come back only a slight resimulance to the original, and just doesn't take a good scan. Anyone had any exsperance with the Acer 620 "T" series scanner? Right now I am still using W3.1, soon to take the upgrade plunge(old 75 pentium). Thanks for any help on this. James *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I have used a Minolta Quickscan 35 for a few years (when they were a bit more expensive) with pretty good success. It scans at a high enough resolution that I can scan a trans, rework it, then have it put back on slide (28-32 meg). YOur other option is to have them put on cd-rom which many pro finishers will do (in my area anyway). James Lofton wrote: > > I noticed back when camera's were being talked about that several people > mentioned they shoot only slides. > My question: does anyone own a scanner that will also do slides? > > There is _NO_ place or person in this area, as far as I can track down > anyway, that has one. To get anything scanned, I have to send off the > slides and get a print made. As you all know, unless you pay the $$ the > print will come back only a slight resimulance to the original, and just > doesn't take a good scan. > > Anyone had any exsperance with the Acer 620 "T" series scanner? > > Right now I am still using W3.1, soon to take the upgrade plunge(old 75 > pentium). > > Thanks for any help on this. > > James > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** -- : : Gabriel L Romeu : http://studiofurniture.com furniture from the workshop : http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR life as a tourist, daily journal : http://users.aol.com/romeugp paintings, photographs, etchings, objects *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I have an HP Scanjet 6200C which can be used to scan slides. I tried it sometime ago when I first got the scanner but have not tried it recently. I also have a Minolta Dimage Scan Dual with which I am very pleased. Photography is one of serious hobbies. I do not have extensive experience with the slide scanner or the HP Scanjet as I do not get a lot of free time to experiment - particularly during the nice months here in NY when I would rather be on the water. There is another route you can take is to have the slides scanned by say Kodak and placed onto a CD. You can then use one of available photo editing programs. Hope this is of some help, sid *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
My HP scanjet came with a slide adapter. No time to try it yet, not cold enough! If you have a scanner already, you might be able to get the adapter seperately from HP. Its not fancy, a mirror device, should work on any scanner Scott Just west of Bimini *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Thanks for all the replys! Many direct also, and several options. I did notice that several of you need to take a break and test out those scanners tho!!! :-) Right now I'm not needing anything with serious res. This really all started out simply enough. I wanted to share a picture or two with a couple of hiking/paddling buddies from time to time, as they do me. I also told Jackie that I would send her a pic or two. Little did I know what a fun trip this was to lead me on. In this neck of the woods(E. NM), no one knows what a 35mm slide is, or seems that way. Getting one scanned is out of the question anyway. Soooo, all I need and want, is a scanner that will allow me to scan my own slide from time to time, so that I can send them to a friend or two and say, "and there I was".:-) Thanks for the help. James MadPoodle_at_aol.com wrote: > > My HP scanjet came with a slide adapter. No time to try it yet, not cold > enough! If you have a scanner already, you might be able to get the adapter > seperately from HP. Its not fancy, a mirror device, should work on any scanner > > Scott > > Just west of Bimini *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 12:57 PM 11/14/99 -0800, James Lofton wrote: >I noticed back when camera's were being talked about that several people >mentioned they shoot only slides. >My question: does anyone own a scanner that will also do slides? We've got one at work made by Nikon. It will also scan film negatives. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>> I noticed back when camera's were being talked about that several people mentioned they shoot only slides. My question: does anyone own a scanner that will also do slides? >> I have an HP PhotoSmart scanner, which scans slides and negatives at resolutions up to 2400 dpi and prints up to 5 inches by 7 inches at 300 dpi. It's a good unit for what I paid for it ($300). The biggest problem is noise in the dark areas at maximum resolution, but I haven't noticed it at the lower resolutions that are used for posting on the Web or for making 4-by-6-inch prints. When I was creating a brochure for my club, it was very handy to be able to select a slide from my collection, scan it on the spot, convert it to grayscale in Paint Shop Pro, and insert it into the brochure's Word document. Later, I also purchased an Epson Stylus Photo 750, which completed (for now!) my digital darkroom. There are some better quality units out there for more money. See the following URLs for some independent tests, tips, and opinions: http://www.primenet.com/~hamrick/vsm.html http://www.sphoto.com/photosmt.html http://www.cix.co.uk/~tsphoto/ http://www.scantips.com/ Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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