[filmscanners] Re: Having a hard time - requirements

["alex" <am15us@earthlink.net>]

Art,
Here are the specifics:

Film:      35mm Fuji color slides, new
Target:    8 x 10 inkjet prints

Computer:  400 Mhz with 512 MB memory
OS:        Windows 2000 and NT 4.
Interface: USB, can add SCSI.

Software:  Photoshop 5, thinking of ViewScan

Budget:     under $350 USD.

Used scanners:
        Acer ScanWit 2720s
        Canon FS 2710
        Nikon LS 1000 Coolscan
        Nikon LS20 Coolscan
        SprintScan 35 Plus

New scanners:
        Epson Perfection 2400
        HP PhotoSmart S20
        Minolta Dimage Scan Dual III
        Minolta Dimage Scan Elite

Thanks for helping,
Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
[mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Arthur Entlich
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 2:56 AM
To: am15us@earthlink.net
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Having a hard time deciding on a scanner


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

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