I have HP photosmart S20i, a low budget (~ $400) negative and slide scanner and I am satisfied with it for my amateur needs (it CAN NOT satisfy the need of professional scanning). no experience with flat-bed scanners. About your monitor query: you should try to buy/borrow/steal an instrument called Photocal (or Optical) spider to correct your monitor's production of colors and correctly reproduce monitor vision to printer. achal Achal Pashine Pediatric Immunology Center for Clinical Sciences Research, Room 2120 269 Campus Drive Stanford, CA 94305-5164 Tel: 1-650-498-7574 FAX: 1-650-498-6077 ----- Original Message ----- From: "kostas papakotas" <kostaspapakotas@hotmail.com> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@ase-listmail.rit.edu> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 10:28 AM Subject: RESENT: scanner selection advice needed > Well i guess it is too basic a query, but still it begs to be answered > ... > > i'm setting up my first computer and i find difficulty choosing a film > scanner.... > > well, i know the answer, but i cannot afford it.... > what i CAN afford is an Epson 1650 Photo or similar, while the 2450 model > goes way off the sum available. > > i originaly aimed for a dedicated film scanner. but is there a dedicated fim > scanner good enough for an amateur at this price range? > > BTW, specifications are as follows: > - USB2 at most(cannot afford a SCSI controller to install) > - reasonable to fast scan time for a 135 roll @72 dpi... > > so...what do you think about the 1650 flatbed film scanner idea? > how anbout the HP ones, a person i know is not that satisfied... > > take note that i intend to use the scanner for previewing the negs, thus > saving money on test prints. but...what is the everage scanning time of a > single frame @ 72 dpi, for the epson scanner? how about the dedicated film > ones? > > also...what is the connection of resolution to film ISO? > in an article i read it said that high resolution creates a lot of "noise" > when scanning high sensitivity films...how does that relate to the 3200 ASA > ones i usually use? > > i am anxiously anticipating your answers, the scanner selection is vital to > my system selection..... > thanx beforehand, kostas > > > =============================================== > so... no matter what, CHEER UP MY FRIENDS! Life is too precious to jump the > other side of the fence... > kostas papakotas / clenched teeth photography > http://groups.msn.com/clenchedteethphotography/home.htm > 'COS SOMETIMES IT IS BETTER WITH CLENCHED TEETH! > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com >
