Still, if you have a lot of slides I can see where this might be handy. Personally, I too would want a scanner I could use for other things besides slides.
re: dpi - keep in mind that for web or SD TV use you likely only need a maximum of 640X480 anyway. Somebody with a slide will have to do the math on that one. If you're going to send them to HD that's a whole 'nother set of issues. On Jan 4, 2008 11:55 AM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >http://www.hammacher.com/publish/74083.asp?promo=slide > > Looks like junk. I think this is just a 5MP digital camera put in a box > with its focus fixed to a fixed distance. 1800 dpi sounds like a lot but > isn't because 35mm slides are small. Slide scanners usually operate at > 4000, 6000, or 8000 dpi these days. 2000 dpi was a low-end scanner 10 > years ago. A basic scanner that does transparencies would beat these > specs. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
