I love my older PhotoSmart. It has replaced the crappyscan(tm) that I used to use. I scan only slides and negatives.
The only issue I have is scanning prints. It gives me awful lines down the center when it scans prints of any size. I've cleaned it and calibrated it but still those damn lines! I have no issues with slides and negatives however. Mine is an older SCSI version that was given to me free of charge new in box because the previous owner was literally using it as a door stop. The other issue that may or may not be a challenge is the driver/software when using it in windows. It was sort of a chore to set it up (and I'm a UNIX sys-admin!) but once everything was happy it was love at first scan. Hope this helps Christian On Tuesday 29 January 2002 15:13, Jerome wrote: > Okay... so I've been paging through the PDML archives for about a week > now, and I think I've read just about every posting I deemed helpful > concerning which scanner to buy (and theres a LOT of them!... thanks for > you past contributions). For the capability and price range, I've > decided on the Photosmart S20... Atleast for now. > > From reading your opinions over time, the pros for this system and the > praise that it has received (even when you omit all of Pauls > advertisements... I mean... postings... concernings this unit) have > significantly outweighed any cons. > > And to top it off, I 've just been offered a deal I (almost) can't refuse > (under 350 for a hopefully used-but-mint unit)... > > Hence, this posting is somewhat of a "last call"... A plea for any > arguments, comments, opinions, that I should concider with respect to > purchasing this scanner. Perhaps some of you have had developments > _since_ all of the scanner posts that I've read which have changed your > opinions about this or related products. Any such input would be > appreciated. Lastly, going thru with this particular deal is not a "done > deal" at all. Hence, your comments may be very helpful for future > considerations as well. Thanks in advance, > .jerome. > > > ps... I'm primarily looking for a slide scanner... and the added > capability of scanning up to 5x7 prints is definitely a plus. - 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 .
