Hi Rachel, A good scanner will largely depend on the size and type of materials you plan to scan.
At Photographic Preservation Society we are currently working with an Epson Perfection V750 Pro which is wonderful for both film and prints, though the scanning surface is only about A4. I have also used the Epson V700 pro as well as the Epson 4990 pro and have bee equally satisfied with those. I have been less satisfied with the Microtek ScanMaker 1000XL, which we have had to ship back more than once due to newton rings appearing in many of the images. The scanning surface is much larger though. If you are scanning large quantities of text, you might look at duplex scanners, which can process a few dozen pages a minute. Fujitsu makes one. If you are scanning fragile books that you don't want to mash down, you should look into planetary scanners that come with a V-cradle. On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Rachel Collier <rachellgail at gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > My name is Rachel Collier and I am currently an intern at History San Jose. > I am trying to do some research on scanners. Has anyone recently purchased > a > new scanner? We currently use an Epson Expression 1640 and this scanner is > a > graphic art high quality scanner. The scanner is working well for us, but > we > are looking for an upgrade. If anyone could help me with my technology > concern that would be fantastic. > Thanks, > RacheL Collier > History San Jose > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >
