Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Javier, When I set out on a similar mission, I looked into the scanners available and found that an early Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II met my needs. It has a USB interface and works well with Windows XP. I can't recall what I paid on the auction site, but it was in the neighborhood of $100. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Javier Perez" <summarex@hotmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 1:39 PM Subject: [Leica] Negative scanner question Hi Everyone. I finally talked myself into buying a dedicated negative scanner. Unfortunately it's 10 years old and probably obsolete. It's an original SCSI HP photosmart C5100A. Here's the auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:31&Item=260210347580 So I was wondering, just how bad is this thing or rather how much better is a modern scanner and How much should I be looking to spend? I have also seen something called a Stratford Labs IS-505 scanner with 5mp and a 4 element lens for under 100. Is this one any good? http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/SearchDetail.asp?productID=19138 I would like to digitize all of the family pics my dad took. He shot almost all of them with his Summarit, Hektor, 90 Elmarit and 35 "extra element" Summicron, so I'm guessing they are sharp enough to make scanner selection important. I would hate to have to rescan the whole lot because something better became available! Any opinions are very much appreciated! Javier _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information