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From: Paul on 14 Mar 2010 05:48 jw(a)eldorado.com wrote: > On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:36:19 -0500, Strobe <Strobe(a)nyc.Beep!Beep!.com> > wrote: >> I looked on NewEgg. >> The Canon CanoScan 5600F flatbed has resolution of 4,800 x 9,600 dpi and 48-bit >> color depth - and has a slide/neg adapter. >> >> There are probably many others, but this should point you in the right >> direction. > > > But I would prefer to get an all-in-one printer that has that scan > capability. Not a separate flatbed. But maybe the latter would be a > better way to go. > > Duke My flatbed scanner has two lights on it. The bottom one is used for scanning paper. The top one for scanning negatives. And since it is a flatbed, it doesn't do that good a job at scanning negatives (sensor resolution is too low). If you're serious about scanning slides or negatives, there are purpose-built devices for such scanning, and they would do a better job for you. So perhaps you could get an AIO with flatbed paper scanning. And a separate slide scanner. You'd get to keep the slide scanner, when the printer is finished, so you don't have to continue searching for the slide/negative scanning function over and over again. First film scanner I could find. Reviews are mixed. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16838108112 http://www.plustek.com/product/7200.asp This model is more expensive, and uses LED lighting. Since the scan speed of the other unit is not listed, it isn't possible to compare the speed of the two units. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16838122034 http://www.plustek.com/product/of7600i_ai.asp Paul
From: Strobe on 14 Mar 2010 20:47 On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:48:04 -0400, Paul <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote: >jw(a)eldorado.com wrote: >> On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:36:19 -0500, Strobe <Strobe(a)nyc.Beep!Beep!.com> >> wrote: >>> I looked on NewEgg. >>> The Canon CanoScan 5600F flatbed has resolution of 4,800 x 9,600 dpi and 48-bit >>> color depth - and has a slide/neg adapter. >>> >>> There are probably many others, but this should point you in the right >>> direction. >> >> >> But I would prefer to get an all-in-one printer that has that scan >> capability. Not a separate flatbed. But maybe the latter would be a >> better way to go. >> >> Duke > >My flatbed scanner has two lights on it. The bottom one is used for >scanning paper. The top one for scanning negatives. And since it is >a flatbed, it doesn't do that good a job at scanning negatives (sensor >resolution is too low). If you're serious about scanning slides or >negatives, there are purpose-built devices for such scanning, and they >would do a better job for you. I agree, All-in-one devices nearly always trade performance for versatility. And failure of any one function puts the whole device in the shop. They only make sense if you are severely pressed for space. >So perhaps you could get an AIO with flatbed paper scanning. >And a separate slide scanner. You'd get to keep the slide >scanner, when the printer is finished, so you don't have to >continue searching for the slide/negative scanning function >over and over again. > >First film scanner I could find. Reviews are mixed. > >http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16838108112 > >http://www.plustek.com/product/7200.asp > >This model is more expensive, and uses LED lighting. Since the >scan speed of the other unit is not listed, it isn't possible >to compare the speed of the two units. > >http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16838122034 > >http://www.plustek.com/product/of7600i_ai.asp > There are other slide scanners that provide more 'professional' quality. Check out the Nikon Coolscan. It gives you a 4000 dpi image - but at a price. These high end scanners are found more in photo stores, rather than computer ones. Best bet is to do what I did - let a friend buy one, then borrow it.
From: kony on 14 Mar 2010 22:28
On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:18:28 -0400, jw(a)eldorado.com wrote: >On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:36:19 -0500, Strobe <Strobe(a)nyc.Beep!Beep!.com> >wrote: >>I looked on NewEgg. >>The Canon CanoScan 5600F flatbed has resolution of 4,800 x 9,600 dpi and 48-bit >>color depth - and has a slide/neg adapter. >> >>There are probably many others, but this should point you in the right >>direction. > > >But I would prefer to get an all-in-one printer that has that scan >capability. Not a separate flatbed. But maybe the latter would be a >better way to go. > >Duke Typical (affordable consumer grade) AIO scanners are pretty poor at scanning anything but high contrast flat objects like B&W text. Decent standalone flatbed scanners aren't great for scanning negatives either but the decent ones are far better at it than the scanners in most AIOs. |