Re: [OT] Slide scanner

["Richard Lockyer" <richard_lockyer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I borrowed a Canoscan FS4000 UB from a mate of mine. The results=20
weren't too bad considering the slides we wanted to scan were 40=20
years old.


Richard

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Rob Lamb" <rjl@s...> wrote:
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> That's what I was afraid of but this potentially an archiving=20
> process rather than a 'profesional' requirement. Interestingly=20
> there's a Minolta 5400 on eBay starting at =A3279.99 + =A330
shipping=20
> from Canada. I was more thinking of =A3150-200.
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> Rob
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Andy Laurence" <andy@a...>
wrote:
> > I've been through a few negative/slide scanners.  Never had
what=20
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> would term a good result out of them.  Certainly nothing that=20
comes=20
> remotely close to the kind of quality I get from my EOS digital.=20=20
> I'd go with a pro outfit for scanning films myself.  It's pricy=20
per=20
> negative/slide, but at least you'll be guaranteed decent
quality.=20=20
> If anyone does know of a decent scanner that costs less than what=20
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> would to pay someone else, let me know!
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> > Cheers,
> > Andy
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> > http://www.andylaurence.co.uk
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> > 	-----Original Message-----=20
> > 	From: Bricknell, Tony [mailto:tony.bricknell@t...]=20
> > 	Sent: Thu 16/12/2004 16:33=20
> > 	To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx=20
> > 	Cc:=20
> > 	Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Slide scanner
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> > 	I've been looking at these recently.  The best I could find=20
> (unless you were
> > 	throwing silly money at) it was the Minolta Dimage Scan=20
> Elite 5400,
> > 	presently on www.dabs.com for 524 inc.  Spending anything=20
> less than this
> > 	seems to give you nothing more than "adequate" scans
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> and "adequate" wasn't
> > 	good enough for archiving my slide collection...
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> > 	See the likes of
> > 	http://www.photo-
> i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Scanners/Minolta/page_1.htm
> > 	for a typical review
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> > 	HTH,
> > 	Tony
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> > 	-----Original Message-----
> > 	From: Rob Lamb [mailto:rjl@s...]
> > 	Sent: 16 December 2004 16:15
> > 	To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > 	Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Slide scanner
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> > 	Been clearing my sadly departed Mother's house and have come=20
> across
> > 	hundreds of 35mm slides I forgot were there. I've had a go=20
> using my
> > 	flatbed scanner with disappointing results so was looking to=20
> get a
> > 	dedicated slide scanner.
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> > 	Does anyone have any recommendations or pointers?
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> > 	Regards,
> >=20=09
> > 	Rob
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