>>>>> "Terry" == Terry Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Terry> "Tiwari, Rajnish" wrote:
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> What is a good (but relatively inexpensive) scanner to use at home
>> ? With a Linux box ?
Terry> Any HP SCSI scanner ($50 -$100) at www.dsb.com.au + Tekram SCSI
Terry> Card ($75)
>> And also, what is the quality of 35mm film scans of some low end
>> scanners that can do them ? Is it a feature worth getting ?
Terry> I don't know as I've never used a low end {:-). My
Terry> 2c. Generally you will get best image from a print made from
Terry> the negative, rather than the negative itself. As far as
Terry> transparencies (slides) go, it is debatable.
We've had good success here using a Nikon Coolscan, excapt that the
Linux driver doesn't (yet) support the auto-negcative feeder. You can
scan at sufficient resolution (2700 dpi) to blow up to A4 size with
reasonable results. It's still not quite as good (even with a
half-decent printer) as a blowup using wet-chemical methods.
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