Rick Huber wrote:
>
> At 06:25 PM 1/26/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >Karen Nakamura wrote:
> >>
> >> As far as I know (and off the top of my head):
> >>
> >> Scan Dual: 2400 DPI and SCSI-2 (only)
> >> Scan Dual 2: 2820 DPI and USB (only)
> >>
> >> One feature I like about the Scan Dual 2: It's slide/negative adaptor is
> >> fully motorized and automated. This means it can scan all 4/6 slides/negs
> >> automagically (it takes about 0.5-1.0 hrs, if you scan at 2820 DPI and 36
> >> bits, like I do).
> >>
> >> features they both do *NOT* have: ICE, bulk slide adaptor
> >>
> >> but we're getting off the topic of Canon EOS....
> >
> >Yes Karen, this _is_ OT ... however all Canon EOS users (except D30 users)
> >have negatives and/or slides ... and many are interested in starting to
> >experiment with a digital darkroom. As a very new member of the EOS list
> >maybe I should just stand quietly in a corner, but this one time I want to
> >express an _opinion_: I enjoy an occassional off topic thread if it doesn't
> >dgenerate into a flame exchange. OT posts are much more tolerable than the
> >prissy posts of some self-appointed topic enforcer. Just my two cents worth.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> > -Nick
>
> Nick
>
> As a new member, don't you think it might be better to not insult a lot
> of people right off the bat? Not to mention the list owner, who is usually
> the "self-appointed topic enforcer" posting those prissy posts? Or some of
> the list pro photographers who are the ones answering the tough questions,
> but are only here because the list is kept on topic and their mailboxes are
> not flooded with off topic trash?
>
> Welcome to the list, Nick.
>
> Rick
Thanks for the welcome Rick. Nobody on this list complained that my
request for scanner info was off topic, however several did respond
with help in my search ... and I thank them all. If anyone felt that
their toes were stepped on by my comment about "prissy posts", then I
offer my sincere apologies.
Regards,
-Nick
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