Re: filmscanners: Best value sure thing scanner...

2001-04-02 Thread Tony Sleep
On Sat, 31 Mar 2001 22:19:58 -0800 Arthur Entlich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Now, a "new" problem is making the rounds. Apparently the depth of field at the film plane is so limited (probably due to the low illumination level of the LEDS forcing Nikon to use a larger open lens) that

Re: filmscanners: Best value sure thing scanner...

2001-04-01 Thread Arthur Entlich
The answers you provided make the job of someone recommending a scanner to you much easier. Further, your $2000 (I assume US) maximum price point opens the market up to the higher end in the consumer scanners. One thing I read loud and clean is you want clean scans that don't require a lot of

Re: filmscanners: Best value sure thing scanner...

2001-04-01 Thread Mark T.
Well done, Art - an excellent summary, from what I've read/learnt! My small addition - I have heard from at least 2 sources (so it might be true!) that use of the dust-removal function on the Acer 2740S increases the normal 40 second full-res scan to a couple of minutes! I gather it uses a

filmscanners: Best value sure thing scanner...

2001-03-31 Thread Kurt Simpson \(Dual Sport News\)
There are a number of important factors you need to provide for anyone to give you a reasonable analysis of what will be good value for you. 1) What platform are you using PC... 2) Does your system support SCSI or USB or Firewire? (Firewire isn't an issue yet with film scanners, but will be