Ian wrote: >I'm running into people who earnestly tell me that the better grade >flatbeds now do 2400 dpi and are therefore OK for 35mm negs & slides.
Ian, I would be asking these earnest folk - do they actually *use* them for that purpose, and are they (at least) amateur photographers? :-) I would be very leery of specifications and marketing hype. May I quote from a currently running ad from Canon, about their D2400UF..a flatbed with a transparency adapter.. 'get virtually DRUM SCANNER QUALITY, for an unbelievable price.' 'professional quality scanning is now within the reach of the small professional studio' 'six-line hyper CCD also delivers an Optical Density of 3.3, a standard by which desktop drum scanners are judged' I've seen reviews and results from the D2400UF, and suffice to say I am not running out to buy this 'drum-scanner equivalent'...!!! Maybe I'm just too cynical in my old age.. Sigh. :) mark t