I suggest you also evaluate the Epson su1640 PHOTO. To me it looks like more
bang for the bucks than the Agfa. Not exactly 4000dpi, but closer than the
Agfa, anyway.

Best regards,
Jostein

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David A. Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 10:10 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: scanners for panoramic slides?
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
>  Since I'm halfway through building my new PC (ooh, my 40Gb 
> drive just 
> arrived 5 minutes ago) I'm feeling the "itch" to buy a good 
> film scanner.  I 
> would like something which is capable of 4000dpi, and which 
> can cope with 
> truely panoramic slides (24x68mm image).  The first 
> requirement is easy, the 
> second is not :)
> 
>  The only scanner I've found which can handle these things is the HP 
> Photosmart S20 but this only does 2400dpi and contains extra 
> functionality 
> that I don't want (print scanning).
> 
>  Is there anything else which can handle my non-conformal 
> slide size?  I see 
> that the Nikon and Polaroid scanners don't seem to handle 
> this stuff, and the 
> Kodak 3600 didn't seem to mention anything (and its a bit on 
> the expensive 
> side).
> 
>  I will probably also be buying an Agfa Duoscan T1200 (for my 
> 6x7 slides) 
> which can handle any size/shape to 8x10, but I would prefer 
> not to have to 
> mess around with glass plates (and greater than 1200DPI would 
> be a bonus).
> 
>  Thanks in advance,
> 
> 
> - Dave
> 
> David A. Mann, B.E.
> email [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
> 
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