Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.

["Kevin Power" <kevinpower@optushome.com.au>]

If you think that was expensive, I was quoted A$25 and A$35 respectively
from two bureaus in Melbourne, Australia yesterday.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurie Solomon" <laurie@advancenet.net>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 1:02 PM
Subject: RE: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in practice.


> I would hope that Lynn was writing tongue-in-cheek or that he has based
> comments on out-dated information.  Most of the places that I know in my
> local area are charging $15 for a high resolution flatbed or non-drum film
> scan. Of course, if one considers the current cost of living as being
> pricey, then $7.50 US for a drum-scan would be pricey.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of William Alexander
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 7:34 PM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: FW: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in
> practice.
>
>
>
> Please forgive the group newbie, but is that $7.50 us for a drum scan and
is
> it considered pricey??? HOLY *#!%!!! I pay $28-$40/scan!!! Am I being
taken
> for a ride? Please if anyone can suggest a less expensive vendor please do
> so!
>
>
> William Alexander
> Art Director
> Leisure Publishing Company
> 540-989-6138
>
>
> ----------
> > From: Lynn Allen <lalle@email.com>
> > Reply-To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> > Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 13:29:39 -0400 (EDT)
> > To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> > Subject: Re: filmscanners: What is 4,000 scanner quality like in
practice.
> >
> > 7.50 per drum-scan is a bit pricey,
>
>