Take a look at Minolta's and some other manufacturers offerings. The biggest differences in price between rich-man and joe-off-the-street prices will be resolution, bit depth, and dynamic range. You can still get pretty decent results with a $500 scanner though. (Not that I wouldn't want the newest Nikon).
I have the Minolta Dimage Scan Dual and have been reasonably happy with it Tom C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "RH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 6:42 PM Subject: Scanners-thinking of a new one > I want to get a scanner that I can use to scan negatives or slides. Will > they all do this or is there a certain model I should look for? My school > has a nAgfa with all kinds of inserts for different size films but it cost > $2500. I am looking for a home model that won't cause me to have to mortgage > my house. Will the cheap USB ones work for negatives or do I need a better > one? > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
