I would not have responded to your post in the way I did or even replied to your suggestion if you had only quoted the original poster rather than citing and quoting a passage from my post. This led me to believe that you were responding to my post and not the original message. I have no basic objection to either your suggestion or your proposal.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 4:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [filmscanners] Re: > > Ummm. It's not intended to contradicts anything you've said. > I did not intend to make a list of all the available > scanners and never said that I knew of one. All I did was > point out one scanner that might fit the bill -- that is > depending on how one thinks a "good job" is. The Epson 4990 > would seem to be adequate for many uses. This information > might help the poster of the original message. He may not > have got a list, but at least he got information on one > scanner that might meet his > needs. If any one knows of other scanners that might fit the bill, > please post the information. We can probably create our own > list right here on the forum -- or it the 4990 the only one? > > > Laurie Solomon wrote: > > >>I guess it all depends on how you define "a good job of scanning". > >>Doesn't the Epson Perfection 4990 Photo scanner scan > transparencies up > >>to 8"x10"? > >> > >> > > > >I fail to see how this contradicts anything that I have said > or refutes > >anything I suggested. > >I think I acknowledged that there were flatbed scanners that > would do a > >satisfactory job and that there may even be some dedicated mailing > >lists for them. I went on to say that if an itemized listing of the > >scanners on the market capable of handling 5x7 and larger films and > >doing a good job in scanning them existed, I did not know of it. I > >still make that claim. One person's putting forth one name does not > >make a list of those scanners. I believe that the original message > >asked for a list of scanners and not suggestions as to specific > >individual scanners (although I did find it ambiguous if they were > >asking for an itemized listing of scanners or mailing lists > that focused on scanners used to scan that size film). > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 2:08 PM > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: [filmscanners] Re: > >> > >>Laurie Solomon wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>><snip> > >>>Thus, in my opinion, in the past there were mailing lists > >>> > >>> > >>and still may > >> > >> > >>>be mailing lists for the drum scanners and the Imacons as > >>> > >>> > >>well as for > >> > >> > >>>many of the flatbed scanners that could be used. But as for > >>> > >>> > >>an itemized > >> > >> > >>>list of all the various scanners that can do a good job of > >>> > >>> > >>scanning 5x7 > >> > >> > >>>and larger films, I know of none. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>I guess it all depends on how you define "a good job of scanning". > >>Doesn't the Epson Perfection 4990 Photo scanner scan > transparencies up > >>to 8"x10"? If all the resolution you need for a scan of > these large > >>film sizes is 1200 - 2400 dpi, shouldn't the Epson 4990 fit > the bill? > >>It's not a Howtek, but it has an excellent price to > performance ratio. > >> > >> > >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------- > Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with > 'unsubscribe filmscanners' > or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the > message title or body > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.3.2 - Release Date: 5/31/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.3.2 - Release Date: 5/31/2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body