I used to own the Canoscan 2710 and still recommend it highly. I used it
mostly with Vuescan, because that interface made more sense. Someone else
mentioned that it gets middling to poor reviews, but that was not my
experience with it, and part of why I bought it was the rave in Shutterbug
magazine, where the reviewer (David Brooks) admitted he was purchasing the
review unit. I have no experience with the Minolta Dual or Acer, so this
isn't a direct recommendation. BTW, I traded up to a Minolta Elite, due
mostly to it's IDE and single pass multi sampling capapbility. I think B&H
now has it for only slightly north of your $500 budget, if you already have
a SCSI card. David Hemmingway makes a strong case also or the Polaroid
SS4000, but even after rebate it sounds like it is over your budget (but the
inclusion of Silverfast is tempting).
So in short, all I can say is that I believe the Canon offers exceptional
performance at it's price and for it's specs.
Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: "dbdors" <dbdors@mail.ev1.net>
>
> I am in need of a film scanner. As I have a low budget, I have
> narrowed my choices down to the Canon 2710, the Acer 2720S, the
> Acer 2740s or the Minolta Scan Dual II.
>
> My first Choice is the Acer 2720 as it is the cheapest. My second
> choice is the Acer 2740. Although the 2740 is a little more
> expensive than the Minolta or Canon, the Acer has Digital ICE.
>
> Thus the question in the subject line, Do I need Digital ICE?
>
> I will be mostly scanning 35mm slides that are fairly new. They
> may have some dust of particles on the slides, but no old slides
> with major scratches. I will certainly try and make sure the
> slides are as clean as possible, but I don't want to spend a lot
> of time trying to clean up the scans using software. I have
> Photoshop LE, so my software tools are limited.
>
> I will likely be scanning no more than 10-12 slides a month, (thus
> the need for a cheap scanner) but again, I don't want to spend a
> lot of time cleaning up slides.
>
> I have heard many Pro's for getting a scanner with Digital ICE,
> but I am also reading some CON's, i.e. no improvement when using
> ICE, not needed if no scratches on slides, ICE not needed if using
> Vuescan (which I am considering buying).
>
> My main reason for doing the scans myself is that I have been
> spending a fortune on Photo CD scans and the results are not very
> good. Many of the scans will be used on the web but several will
> be used to print from. I have been seeing many who scan
> themselves and get great results. My total spend on the scanner
> will be $500 USD or lower.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>
> Darrell
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