Check check check We have 2 systems
1) 2.4 GHz P4 with 1.5GB ram and 120GB HD 2) my old Dual 800 P3 with 1GB ram and 2x 72GB U160 Scsi HD The DVD-R is what we don't have. Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 8:46 AM Subject: Re: Pentax 645NII > On Tue, 23 Jul 2002 07:52:29 -0400, Christien Bunting wrote: > > > [...] Minolta Dimage Multi Pro Medium format scanner so we will > > get something like a 80Mege Pixel image [...] > > > > Are there any necessary accessories I should be looking at ? > > 1) MEMORY MEMORY MEMORY ... an 80 Mpixel image will consume most of > 256MB of memory at 24-bit color, and the best part of 512MB at 48-bit. > I'd say 1GB of memory is the lowest level you'd want to look at. > > 2) A bloody great hard drive, for the same reasons. A 40GB drive will > only hold about 150 80Mpixel images at 24-bit color, half that at > 48-bit color. > > 3) A DVD-R or DVD-RW drive for archiving the raw scans, if you're going > to do that. A CD will only hold about five 4,000 dpi scans of 35mm > negative film at 48-bit color. > > TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ > - > 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 .

