On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:53 AM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > If all you need is an image of the card, just shoot a JPEG with a Macro > Lens.
That was my other thought. I want to make images of these hard to replace cards and put them on a flash drive and then into my safety deposit bix. Dave > > From: Stan Halpin > >> Is a SIN card like a get-out-of-jail-free card? You Canadians are so >> organized! >> >> I can't imagine how scanning could affect the mag strips. If you are >> really worried, try it with a seldom-used credit card and see what >> happens. >> >> stan >> >> On Jan 12, 2012, at 6:08 PM, David J Brooks wrote: >> >>> I have tried to search this but not much out there. >>> >>> I want to scan my important cards, like my birth certificate, my >>> SIN card, health card etc. Some have magnetic strip others do not, >>> will the action of scanning damage the strips in any way. Using as >>> back up evidence in case of theft etc. >>> >>> Dave > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
