On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 9:11 PM Russell Senior <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have the same scanner, since 2008, still works good, can do very high > resolution, although it is tedious for large numbers of scans. I echo the > remark about the negatives. Color prints are horrible as archival > documents. Black and white prints can be okay. > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 19:59 Bill Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 9:33 PM Michael Barnes <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > I have a large number of old photos I would like to scan into files. > I'm > > > looking for an inexpensive scanner for this that will work with Linux. > I > > > don't need anything with a feeder, just a plain flatbed will probably > > get > > > the job done. > > > > > > Thanks for your suggestions. > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > I am very happy with the Epson V600 Photo. It scans prints and negatives. > > If you still have the negatives from your photos then scanning them can > > give much better results than scanning in the prints. > > > > Bill Barry > > > > > > > > I really need something that will work with my Linux Mint desktop computer. Reading various reviews on the Epson V600, there are lots of complaints that it does not work with Windows 10 or with Mac computers, never any mention of Linux.. All the commentary in the advertising focuses on the software. No real mention of what or how it does by itself. I'd appreciate comments on a scanner that works with current Linux systems. Thanks, Michael
