Lynn Allen wrote:
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> Sorry about that double post, everyone. I *hate* my Mail service!!! ;-)
>
Didn't you just pretty much just make it a triple post? ;-)
And yes, I'm editing the rest out so that it won't be a quad.
Art
Sorry about that double post, everyone. I *hate* my Mail service!!! ;-)
--LRA
>From: "Lynn Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: filmscanners: Primefilm 1800i
>Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 15:54:58 -
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>
Tony wrote:
>AFAIK it is produced by Pacific Image who are a brand owned by Microtek,
>and I believe used for entry-level flatbed scanners which are sold at
>lower prices than Mtek.
FWIW, I just bought a Mtek flatbed for $50US (about as "entry level" as you
can get), to fill in for my HP 6300C
etter to spend the Money up front,
IMHO, because you'll sure as h*** spend the Time on the downside.
Best regards
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tony Sleep)
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: filmscanners: Primefilm 1800i
>Date: Thu, 12 Jul
Tony Sleep wrote:
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> On Tue, 10 Jul 2001 20:36:11 -0700 Arthur Entlich ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> wrote:
>
> > It is not produced by Microtek, and I do not believe the Microtek 35 is
> > the same product. It may be called other names in the UK, however.
>
> AFAIK it is produced by Pacific Image
On Tue, 10 Jul 2001 20:36:11 -0700 Arthur Entlich ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
> It is not produced by Microtek, and I do not believe the Microtek 35 is
> the same product. It may be called other names in the UK, however.
AFAIK it is produced by Pacific Image who are a brand owned by Microtek,
> I suspect I need to take back my comment about the 1800 being unable to
scan
> mounted slides. I could get it out of the box and try to fit a slide in
> there, just to be sure. Maybe I'll bother in an idle moment.
I have a PrimeFilm 1800i sitting in the closet. It definitely can scan both
fil
d see no
way to fit it in.
Sorry for the confusion...
Jawed
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Arthur Entlich
> Sent: 11 July 2001 05:19
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: Primefilm 1800i
>
>
>
> So, the "very old" 'caveat emptor' should always be in force with ebay
> purchases.
The best one I saw was
"Playstaion 2 Box and Receipt"
Bidding started at $1 and I think there was no reserve.
There were many bids and eventually someone had the winning bid of $425. A
little over the top b
Steve Greenbank wrote:
>
> In the UK I think this scanner is available under several brand names
> Jessops 1800U ,Black widow filmscan 2000 and Microtek Filmscanner 35. I
> would suspect of these Microtek may be the real manufacturer.
It is not produced by Microtek, and I do not believe the Mi
As those who bother reading my comments know, I am an advocate of buying
used equipment and non-bleeding edge. It saves money, it sometimes even
protects you from the "first buyer screw" which means you end up paying
the most for a product which isn't perfected, and end up playing beta
tester wit
Jawed Ashraf wrote:
>
> I have a 1800. It is made by a company called Pacific Image whose website is
> at:
>
> www.scanace.com
>
> The scanner can only take bare strips of film - it won't accept mounted
> slides.
The units sold in North America scan slides as well. It is both stated
in
I have a 1800. It is made by a company called Pacific Image whose website is
at:
www.scanace.com
I have a folder of images I produced using this scanner at:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=124018
Overall I came to like this scanner - though my first few scans made me howl
in d
give a vague idea of the end result.
Steve
- Original Message -
From: "rafeb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Primefilm 1800i
>
> For those interested in buying their very first fi
For those interested in buying their very first film
scanner, or trading up from an existing model, I humbly
suggest eBay as a source of very good deals, particularly
at the moment -- where new market entries from several
major vendors are causing a lot of turnover in equipment.
If you're un
On Mon, 09 Jul 2001 15:30:45 +0200 Richard Schreurs
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> I intend to buy me a filmscanner. I saw the cheap Primefilm 1800i. I
> want
> to use it to store my photos on CD-rom and the internet. I don't really
> need high resolutions, 1800 dpi would do it.
I have never lo
I saw the Primefilm 1800 demoed at Comdex this year, and although it is
not a top end scanner, to me, they cut corners in areas that were less
important, and kept quality up as a result, and I have recommended it
over the Tamarack 2400 to people on several lists.
The most obvious area where Prime
Well I dunno. I thought the dregs of the filmscanner market was the
Tamarack 2400 aka Jenoptik. I bought one a while ago from an outfit in Aus
who tried to talk me out of it (I took it on a discounted no-recourse
basis). It was actually reasonably OK till it sheared a gear in the
filmholder drive
"Richard Schreurs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is this Primefilm scanner a good tool for my needs? How's the software
that
> comes with it, and what is the difference between the 1800i and the
1800u??
>From what I've read, the Primefilm isn't worth touching. You'd be better
off
with the Acer Sc
Hello,
I intend to buy me a filmscanner. I saw the cheap Primefilm 1800i. I want
to use it to store my photos on CD-rom and the internet. I don't really
need high resolutions, 1800 dpi would do it.
Is this Primefilm scanner a good tool for my needs? How's the software that
comes with it, and what
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