Re: 7th & Townsend February 1966
Author: Drew Jacksich
Date: 01-07-2010 - 17:19
Lee Hower Wrote:
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> Drew, I also would like to ask what kind and brand
> of slide scanner that you use. I have an HP
> flatbed that is okay, but doesn't nearly have the
> results you do.
>
> Again, thanks for sharing all this great stuff!
>
> Lee Hower
My scanner is kind of like me---it isn't made anymore:) Now for a serious answer, I use a Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 5400 using a 2400dpi output. I do some correction with the Minolta software but final work is done using Photoshop Elements 7. The final scan is 25+/-mb Tiff image, converted to a jpeg of about 5.5mb then another downsizing for posting use to around 500kb. I usually save all the scans which helps keep Maxtor in business for external hard drives.
Konica-Minolta went out of the photo products business some years back and I bought a second Dimage unit on Ebay. Sony now handles support and repair through a firm on the East Coast and just did some repair to my older unit. I have heard the Nikon Cool Scan 5000 is a good machine but I have no experience with it.
Drew