Scan Dual is something like $240, yes? Sounds like a remarkable deal for a dedicated 35mm scanner. I use VueScan for B&W scanning and really like it. Haven't tried it for color scanning, though.
Sounds like a very reasonable, low cost plan, though. Scott Simon Pearson wrote: >I have been recommended this list after posting a question on the yahoo D70 >mailing list, so hope you can help... > >I have a collection of around 2500 slides, mostly Kodachrome (and a handful >of negative), that I would like to eventually get around to scanning so that >I have a digital archive of them all, plus this will mean they actually get >looked at a bit more often..... > >I do not need them to be scanned at any fantastic resolution since they will >only be for web use and/or maybe small prints (under 7x5), since if I want a >large print, I would just use the original slide. > >Also bearing in mind since turning digital I have not taken another film >photo, so once the slides are scanned the scanner will effectively be >defunct, so the less I can spend the better.... I had been thinking of >getting a flat bed scanner since that at least wouldn't become defunct, but >the quality isn't as good (for film) and I've never felt the need for a >flatbed ever anyway, so it too would probably be defunct..... > >I have been thinking along the lines of the Minolta Scan Dual IV plus >Vuescan software since it gives me a RAW file. The RAW file appeals since it >is effectively the same as a 'normal' RAW file in the digital camera sense, >the basic data is there and I can return to it at any time in the future to >tweak and get the most out of it. > >Any advice greatly appreciated..... > >BTW I know that this will be a very onerous task taking me a few years to >complete, but the good side is that the slides aren't getting any more >numerous so an end is always in sight! > >Cheers, > >Simon >>From sunny/wet Bolton..... > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body