Hendrik, Thanks for the info. I would really hate to resort to Windows for this purpose! I think the Epson 4990 might work with Linux but I don't know whether it will handle batches of slides, as opposed to one at a time. I guess I'll make a trip to Vistek!
Robin On 10/31/07, Hendrik Schaink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm afraid that 35mm slide scanners are very low on manufacturer's linux > horizon. I ended up buying one that's WinXP based which has the capacity > to scan 1 slide at a time as well as accepting negtive/positive film > with up to 40 images. My film scanner, model PF-3650, however seems to > be no longer manufactured. > > I know of two slide scanners that can scan slides in batches by > accepting straight slide projector cassettes: > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/430671-REG/Pacific_Image_PS3650_PowerSlide_3650_3600dpi_Automated_.html > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/287975-REG/Pacific_Image_PS3600_PowerSlide_3600_Slide_Scanner.html > > Manufacturer link: > http://www.scanace.com/en/product/ps3650ice.php > > Make sure to operate the scanner using professional scanner software: > http://www.silverfast.com/show/version6-5/en.html > This software is really good, designed with the full specs for any of > their supported scanners. > > Good luck, > > Hendrik Schaink > > > > Richard Carter wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > > > I want to scan about 4000 35mm slides onto my HD. The photography > folks > > seem to favour Nikon scanners: e.g. Nikon CoolScan V ED. However, SANE > > reports that this scanner has minimal Linux support so I'm hesitant > about > > spending $600, or so, on it. > > > > Has anyone any suggestions about scanning slides? > > > > Robin > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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