[filmscanners] Re: Having a hard time deciding on a scanner

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

Your question is incomplete, unfortunately.

What size film are you scanning?  What types (slide, neg, black and
white?) clean, new, old and dirty?

What are you doing with the scans (email, looking them on a monitor,
printings them out (what size), etc).


Some of the scanners you mention are out of production, and therefore
are budget because they are used.  Personally, I'd be very cautious of
buying a used scanner because there is a lot that can go wrong (they are
optical, electronic, electric and mechanical devices) and they are
costly to repair.

What computer type and OS will you be using?

What type of interfaces do you have available to you?

How much do you want to spend, there is some variability in the price
range below?

Is Canon FS 2710 not in the running for you?

Art


alex wrote:

> Which of these budget scanners would you recommend:
>
> Acer ScanWit 2720s
> Epson Perfection 2400( a 2450 with a reduced scanning area)
> HP PhotoSmart S20
> Minolta Dimage Scan Dual III
> Minolta Dimage Scan Elite
> Nikon LS 1000 Coolscan
> Nikon LS20 Coolscan
> SprintScan 35 Plus
>
> Alex,
> a long time lurker.
>
>
>


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