Hi Dale,
I see where you are coming from. You want a scanner that will scan both
film and smaller reflective snapshots. You want it to be an easy
installation, and no installation hassles, and not a lot of instructions
to read to make it work properly. Speed and cost are secondary, and you
will not be making prints from the scans, only transferring electronic
images for personal website use.
I rarely encounter someone who has such a specific and clearly defined
set of criteria, and also rarely do they fit a specific device so well.
You actually have a very good handle on your needs. There isn't any
other scanner on the market than the HP S-20 that can both scan film and
up to 5x7" reflective prints. And, as long as you follow the
installation sequence, it will indeed probably be an easy installation
with your system.
So, although the scanner does a so-so job at both film and reflective
scans, it is exactly what you need, and I do not want to talk you out of
it. For low duty use, it should hold up.
So, the only advice I can give you is that these units seem to be in
liquidation, and they are available on ebay for a "Buy it now" price of
$199 US (I don't know what the warranty or shipping is). This should
give you some idea of the current selling price retail.
If you have other questions you can either post them here or email me
privately.
Art
Dale Reed wrote:
>>If you can let me know what you plan to use it for and how much you will
>>
> be paying for it, I can suggest whether it will be appropriate for your
> needs and whether you may wish to consider another product.
>
> Thanks for the advice Art.
>
> I want to digitize about fifty 40+ year old but still beautiful when
> projected on a screen Kodachrome slides and a few old, regular size, black
> and white snapshots.
>
> Then I have a couple(one loaded with SCALA and the other with Kodachrome)
> Leica M6s that I am presently taking photos with so I will want to digitize
> a few of my better photos.
>
> But I do *not* intend to print any of these photos. I only want to digitize
> for sending(attachments) to folks all over the world via the Internet. For
> instance my now_dead brother has a website that are
> eager to use more photos of Dean and our family.
>
> The cost of the scanner is not so important nor is the speed. But I do
> *not* want a brand new hobby installing and maintaining it. Sturdy,
> reliable, easy to use, compatible with my relatively new(lots of hard disc
> space and a fast Intel P4 processor but still using Windows 98 Second
> Edition) computer is what is important to me.
>
> Thanks again for the help. Dale
> ---
> $ dale-reed@att.net Seattle, Washington USA $
>
>
>
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