I have a Visioner 8820USB which will scan up to 5x7 inch transparencies @ up to
1200x1200
dpi. Costs about $130 US. It is rated 'well' in PCWorld.
It is not supported by VueScan as yet.
Regards, John.
Rob Geraghty wrote:
>
> Ezio wrote:
> > The HP6200 is broken (I actually scanned 100 times max !!)
> > (150$ asked for a repair by the HP carry - in centre !!)
> > I have substituted the flatbed with an inexpensive Genius Kye 50$
> > worth ... and it produces good results for my purposes.
> > Ready to listen to people knowing better than me the 7400 , but I
> > won't buy this brand any more .. :-(((
>
> I've had an HP Scanjet IIIc since 1995 and it is still going strong. I've
> scanned a LOT of stuff with it. However, I understand that much more recent
> models may not have the same quality. Personally if I was going to buy
> another flatbed right now I'd get a Canon - for reflective scanning they're
> cheap and work very well. For things that don't fit on the flatbed you
> can use stitching software to reassemble multiple scans. But large transparencies
> are a problem. "Better" options might be to look at Epson or Umax for small
> transparencies. I don't know if there's anything "cheap" that will scan
> a large transparency well.
>
> Rob
>
> Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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