Thank for those comments. You say what I hava always suspected about scanning slides. But I tried an Epson (A4 flatbed scanner) at work on negatives and it gives a reasonable quality - to my surprise. Chris Watts ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Amsden" <amsden@btinternet.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [SoG] A3 scanners (repost) Most flat bed scanners are not much good at scanning negatives and slides unless they are sophisticated and, inevitably, expensive. I know plenty of sellers do say that their scanners can make 'superb' scans from negs. etc., but try before you buy. Slide and neg scanners, to be of any real use, can cost well over £500, so a cheap scanner that sings, dances and plays the piano at the same time, will be suspect. Peter Amsden, ARPS ABIPP Argyll, Scotland ASAT Productions: http://www.asat.biz Researching Amsden World Wide Outline History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~amsden Books I have written: http://www.btinternet.com/~amsden AllExperts: http://www.allexperts.com/displayExpert.asp?Expert=38044 Never dump originals - they may be all that is left after the computer age. -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net