> looking at perhaps purchasing my 1st film scanner.  i remember reading a
few
> weeks/months back about the pacific image 1800u.  a local shop now has
them
> in stock.

Do it, unless you can afford a better one, as the scans are so much better
than flatbed scans off prints.

> since i usually don't shoot slides, for those who do shoot print film, do
u
> no longer have prints made at a lab but now scan from your negatives?

Yes, I find them more than adeqate, and the day-to-day costs of running C41
films without printing are sooo low.

> my needs are modest.  i would be printing on an epson photo printer for my
> own viewing, usually 5x7, occasionally larger, and for web posting of
images.

Perfect

> do u use the software that comes w/this scanner?

Only the driver ;-)

> i use macs.  is that a problem w/this machine?  software-wise?
> (for those mac-heads, what machine are u using w/this scanner & how much
ram?)

I'm a PC USer. sorry...
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