Not sure about the photo lab - because of costs 5,000 x 20 seconds ( handling and scan ) - call it 2000 minutes ( with coffee and other breaks) That's about a weeks work
How much is that worth to you against the cost of a copier with a feeder, or paying the lab Definitely need a slide scanner as opposed to a paper flatbed if for nothing else than the resolution Then again - the lab kit should offer a high resolution - ask them what their kit does and then see what you could buy for their price JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 8:22 AM Subject: Re: Film Scanners > Hi Don, > > I have an Epson RX520 which can scan slides & negatives (it has a special > cold cathode lamp in the lid), but it's extremely slow. For 5K slides, I'm > tempted to enquire about your life expectancy ;-) > I started to scan a few slides for a lady student who I help with her > English, & we gave up (a shame! she's cute!). She's taking to whole lot off > to a photo lab. That's my suggestion for you, too. They should have > good-quality industrial equipment, & you should receive the results on DVD. > I know that it will not be possible to do any personalised colour > corrections etc during the scanning, but you can always do that after, on > the jpeg (or tif?) files. Make sure they give you the highest quality > output! > > HTH, > > Richard.be > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "DONALD BLASCHE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:23 AM > Subject: Film Scanners > > > I am planning to convert my 5,000+ slide collection to DVD's to show on TV. > I have all the necessary software to do this but I am confused about the > best method to scan my slides into the computer. I am familiar with film > scanners (priced between $700 and up, up, up) and flat bed scanners that > scan many slides at once. Everything I read suggests that I need an > expensive film scanner, but when I am finished with my project I will have a > piece of equipment that will be useless. A flat bed scanner will provide > future uses and will be less expensive, but I don't know if it will do the > job. > > Does anyone have any suggestions or experience with scanning 35mm slide > transparencies? Any help will be appreciated. > > Don > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? > http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html > If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
