Well done, Art - an excellent summary, from what I've read/learnt!
My small addition - I have heard from at least 2 sources (so it might be
true!) that use of the dust-removal function on the Acer 2740S increases
the normal 40 second full-res scan to a couple of minutes! I gather it
uses a separate, slow IR pass. I would suggest this should probably rule
it out for that user.
I would also re-iterate that 2720 dpi is fine for slides, but grain
aliasing can be a big issue with neg's, so I think 4000 dpi would be the
way to go.
PS - I actually own the Acer 2720S and really like it, but I don't have a
major dust problem. (And I actually like 'cloning'. It's sort of like
meditation...:)
Regards, Mark T.
At 10:19 PM 31/03/01 -0800, you wrote:
>The Acer 2740 with digital ICE is the cheapest option. It is an
>improvement over the HP both in shadow detail and resolution (CCD chip
>is 2700 dpi). But it has fixed exposure settings, which seem to not
>allow for the optimum scan result for images that aren't perfectly exposed.
....
>Hope this gives you something to go on, and other on the list please
>chime in with your own recommendations and experiences.
>
>Art
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