Rob is a real gentleman !
The definition he gives about the pure sh@# sold by HP as Slides Adaptor is
opening my old wound !
The results are not poor ... simply are not there .
After 3 months of absolute pain and real cursing in Italian (the worst
possible and the most siny ... don't we have the Pope ..... ? ) I have given
up (it was 3 years ago with a very expensive 6200c ... totally useless ...)
and I have bought a Nikon LS-30.
Sincerely.
Ezio
www.lucenti.com e-photography site
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Geraghty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 12:29 AM
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Black Widow or Slidescan Transp'y Adaptor ???
> Stuart wrote:
> > I am considering buying one of these transparency
> > adaptors -it is a prism that sits on top of a
> > flatbed and the neg or slide fits underneath. has
> > anyone bought one and if so can you offer an
> > opinion on the merits of it?.
>
> I've used a similar device made by HP for their
> flatbeds. It works, but the results were very
> poor on the scanners I tested. OK for web use
> only, useless for printing or more than 80x600
> resolution.
>
> Rob
>
>
> Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://wordweb.com
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