John: What Nikon model number are you talking about?
Thanks Tom --- John Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 8 of us bought a Nikon slide scanner (the best!) and > are passing it around > to convert slides to files for further use. It > retails for $600, but we got > it through Amazon for $610 with no tax. When do will > sell on e-bay where the > Nikon rings about 75% of purchase. Look there for a > used one > > The Nikon has a little learning curve, but can bring > back aged, scratched > slides like a miracle. Also can crop and expand to > 8"x10" easily as it > allows up to 4,000 pixel resolution. Only 630 need > for a straight ink jet > print. I am scanning most at 2,400 to allow for > cropping. > > I save as a tiff (tif) file as this format saves ALL > color information. > [2,400 pixel/in takes about 25 MB per slide so an > external hard drive from > OfficeMax is a good deal at $120 per 120 GB > storage). Later in Photoshop or > FastFoto I can make touch up color, size and save as > a jpg (only need 96 dpi > (pixel) for computer monitor. This allows quick > e-mail. By saving the same > slide as above, you can even do a 11"x14". You can > always pitch pixel > resolution, but not increase it - so decide what you > want to do before > picking your scan resolution. One of the group has > 11,000 slides. So > presorting before scanning is a necessity. > > Remember - get the best scanner - Nikon is the best. > > A friend is a doctor and when he heard what we were > doing he said he had a > scanner at his practice that is never really used. > Check your physician or > business friends and for a bottle of wine they may > loan it to you. > > Jack > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found > at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable > archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
