As far as 10,000 scans is concerned. I personally doubt it. With the
mechanical noises I hear when mine is in use, I'd not be sure about a 1000.
Call me a pessimist.
Still... I was in much the same boat as you. Away from home I had a choice
of scanning vs. not scanning. Was it worth it for me? Probably yes. Was I
somewhat disappointed because a $200 scanner was not as good as a $450
scanner? Yes. Was I surprised? No.
Unfortunately the work load I was under at the time prevented me from using
it for probably 2 months after receiving it. Had I opened it right away and
found these problems I would probably have sent it back and exchanged it for
a new one. Now? I haven't checked to see if there were any software
updates or not. Maybe there are.
Tom C.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerald Cermak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, February 08, 2001 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?
>I'm gentle on equipment, but the real question is, could I get 1000 scans
>out of it? 10000? Are the scans workable with good editors? I've been
>using a Photosmart S20 for 1.5 years, and have finally figured my way
around
>it's limitations to get fairly decent scans. They both are 36-bit, and I
>primarily scan negs, so I'll be losing batch capability. I plan on just
>using it's TWAIN drivers on Win2000, so as long as I can extra a decent
>12-bits per color at 1800 dpi without much alteration by the drivers
>themselves, I think I can adjust/tweak/sharpen the image into nice web and
>email pix. Right? Is it good enough to accomplish this? That's my real
>question.
>
>Remember that I asked about this getting me through a slump for a few
months
>until the next generation 4000 dpi are out. This is strictly for a hobby
>(albeit an expensive one!). I figured I could use the 1800U for a few
>months, upgrade to a 4000 dpi multi-format, and sell the 1800U for $100.
>This would allow me to scan at a decent quality vs. not at all (for a few
>months). I think I would jones pretty bad with a film scanner for a few
>months. :)
>
>Cheers,
>Gerald
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chris Brogden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 9:25 PM
>Subject: Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?
>
>
>> On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Colin & Linda McKie wrote:
>>
>> > On the plus side, it's robust and portable,
>>
>> Hmmm... maybe my quick assessment of its build quality is out to
>> lunch. Ok, I'll rephrase it. Sitting next to a Nikon LS2000, it looks
>> flimsy.
>>
>> chris
>>
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