This scanner offers size needs and can scan up to 30 negatives a bit pricy but gives you an idea of what is out there... Microtek Scanmaker 9600xl F/mac http://www.photo.net/ezshop/product?product_id=3814 I was at our local comptuer supply not long ago and found a scanner that did it all and it priced about 250$ I was to busy and didnt make it back to pick one up ..but its still on my list of TO DO.. This is still up there in price but coming down~ HP PhotoSmart S20 Scans your Negatives & Slides! http://hardwarecentral.dealtime.com/xPR-Hewlett_Packard_HP_PhotoSmart_S20~RD -18544365188 and ever better priced is Canon CanoScan D1250U2F http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/Canon_CanoScan_D1250U2F/4505-3136_16-8920760-2. html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Marriott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 4:04 AM Subject: RE: [SP] Re: Film & Slide Scanners > Hello Bob > > I read your mail with interest. > > I have some black and white negatives from the 1940's and 1950's which I > would love to be able to scan into my computer. They are about 3.5" x 2.5" > (9cm x7cm approx). Most of the scanners I have looked at would only handle > 35mm film or were prohibitively expensive. > > Could you confirm whether this scanner would enable me to scan the above > negatives? If not does someone know of one that is reasonably priced which > would allow me to scan these negatives in? > > Regards > > Julie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Battaglia [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 14 February 2004 20:09 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SP] Re: Film & Slide Scanners > > > At 10:22 AM 2/14/2004, you wrote: > >Hello Bob > >I believe that responding privately defeats the purpose of the list. I > >for one, am glad to see people make their recommendations public. That is > >what helps get the conversations going > > Thanks for your thoughts. I have sent several private answers already, but > probably should have gone ahead and listed it here to start with. > So here it is: > > The model I have is an Epson Perfection 3170 Photo. I got it at Best Buy > for about $190. It scans documents, black & white negatives and 35mm color > slides. The software with it is great and it includes Adobe Elements > PhotoShop 2 - if you want to touch up. I really haven't used Adobe, the > slides came thru without need for touch-ups. There are other scanners on > the market, but this one works great and is priced right. You can read > more about it on the Epson Scanner site at > http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=ye > s&oid=35836301 > I also bought a 2.0 USB card with 3 plug-in slots since my computer came > with the 1.0 USB. It works either way, the 2.0 increases speed a little. > > I have been waiting for the Epson printer, R300. It is a six color printer > that says that it prints labels on "ink jet printable" CD's. Retail > is about $180. It is sold out all over the country. My order at > OfficeMax is 5 weeks old now. The Epson website store is also > out. Everyone is waiting for re-supply. Makes me wonder if there was a > problem with it and they are re-tooling something. Epson responded to my > email, stating they were just sold out and the retail outlets would get > re-suppy before the Epson on-line store. See at > http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=ye > s&oid=37472318 > > Hope this helps. These are my thoughts and not a commercial. > > > > > > >