> -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:18 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Flatbed scanner with at least 11"x17". > > I just did an 'I wonder' search for such a device and I may be a bit > shell shocked. > > I have some content, that I would like to scan but my HP all in one, > automatic fed scanner will not handle it. Do to size, paper, loose > material, etc an automatic feed is not going to do for me. > > So I looked on Google for 11x17 flatbed scanners and *WOW*. > $1000,$2000 > and up! Is there something inherently expensive about an scanner in > this size? Any of you know of such a device for much less? Preferable > only a couple of hundred.
If Kinko's/Fed Ex is out of the question what about a camera? If the material is photographic a decent digital camera (you can get 12MP for less than 80$ nowadays), a tripod and good lighting should give you "scans" usable just about anything short of print work. I used to do this with posters and, less meticulously, with whiteboards. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:283997 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
