Re:35mm slide scanners
Joel Hammer wrote: I would like to buy a linux compatible 35mm slide scanner. Does anyone have any experience with such a device? This will be used for scanning a large number (hundreds to several thousand) of color slides from archival material. Any advice appreciated. Look at the Epson Photo 1660 ( $200) or 2450 ($400). These are rated at 30,000 MCBF (mean cycles between failure.) These have a built-in illuminator and provide a slide holder. You can download Iscan 1.4 from the Epson-Kowa site. I have a detailed how-to posted on the Libranet website (Support Data Base - Libranet 2.0) to install the driver and Iscan front-end and enable it for user. The cheaper 1250 is also now supported. You need to buy an accessory illuminator for this one, and it has only 10,000 MCBF rating. I have the Epson 1650 Photo. It works splendidly. The 1660 supports USB 2. You can probably pick up a 1650 Photo for about $150 as a closeout. Just make sure it is a Photo model - there is a model without the illuminator too. -- Leon A. Goldstein Powered by Caldera Linux 2.4 System 5WV271 ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: 35mm slide scanners
On Sat, 2 Nov 2002, Joel Hammer wrote: I would like to buy a linux compatible 35mm slide scanner. Does anyone have any experience with such a device? This will be used for scanning a large number (hundreds to several thousand) of color slides from archival material. Any advice appreciated. Hi Joel, I have an Epson Filmscan 200 to scan my Slides. It have support in Sane, so I read my slides from Gimp. It is an old model so I think is it not longer on the market but there should be a similar one. It can scan film negatives too. Very handy. Best regards, -- Javi, _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.europa3.com/users/fjherna/ \_(X)_(_)_(X)_/ http://www.valux.org/ !___!___!_Valencia(Spain) === You'll feel devilish tonight. Toss dynamite caps under a flamenco dancer's heel. ___ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc - http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
