on 03.02.03 11:09, Boris Liberman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi! > > I am given the opportunity to buy Epson 2450 scanner (flat bed, but > seems to be the only reasonable one for scanning the film) for $250. > It is about one year old, one owner. > <...> > My purpose of using it would be to eliminate process variable of lab > scanning my negatives, and doing the job myself. Time to time I would > scan documents, thus making my home PC into complete copier/fax > machine. > I'd better consider Minolta Dual Scan III (about 300$) dedicated film scanner if I were you, and add cheap (60-70$) flatbed scanner for documents. It will offer much better scan quality, additional features like "auto dust brush" (automatic picture cleaning almost like ICE - removes scratches and dust almost not affecting picture quality) will save your time. Of course it makes sense if you use only 35mm equipment.
-- Best Regards Sylwek
