Forget about the Epson 1250 flatbed for film or slide scanning - get it if you want to scan prints, etc. but skip the photo attachment, and go with the PhotoCD for now. For websites the flatbed may be fine, but for prints - especially 8x10 - it won't do the job. Save up for a filmscanner instead.
I bought the Epson 1200 a year ago with the same thought in mind - a month later I bought a Nikon LS-30 filmscanner refurb for about $500. Maris ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 2:36 PM Subject: Inexpensive Photo Scanner v. PhotoCD | Happy Friday! | | I'm looking into getting an inexpensive scanner (right now, the leader is the Epson |1250 with photo attachment). I'm debating on going this route versus getting a |PhotoCD with my processing (both slides and color negs). I haven't had any shots |made into a PhotoCD, so I'm brand new at this medium. | | I recently saw a thread on Photo.net that was along these lines as well, but I |wanted to get the PDMLers thought on these two ways to go digital. | | My main reason for going digital is to post to the PUG, setup my own web portfolio |and possibly print. Printing would probably be limited to 4x6, 5x7 and 8x10. | | Any thoughts on the PhotoCD or this scanner (or anything in the same price range, |$100-$150US) would be appreciated. | | Thanks... | Ed K. | - | This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, | go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to | visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . | | - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
