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[dakegra]

http://www.ion-audio.com/slides2pc#

thoughts? handy gadget for scanning negatives/slides, or useless tat?

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[perdita-x.livejournal.com]

they are *crap*

[pteppic.livejournal.com]

Avoid.

If you want film scanning for 35mm, try and grab a second hand Minolta Scan Dual II or III from Fleabay (Scan Dual I is okay, but unfortunately is SCSI). Or a Nikon Coolscan.

If you want to buy new, have a look at the Epson Perfection V500/V700/V750 flatbed lines. Awesome for MF/LF, good enough for 35mm so long as you're not expecting to make drum scanner style enlargements.

[dakegra.livejournal.com]

any cheaper options? They all seem out of my meagre budget..

[pteppic.livejournal.com]

Give us a number, I'll give you an option (or attempt to). It's something you need to put a little investment into to even get reasonable results.

~100 GBP - 150 GBP should get you a Scan Dual II.

Just keep your eyes open on fleabay for a few weeks. One will turn up. Be sensible, and it's yours for sensible money. I'd offer you my Scan Dual I and the SCSI card, but it's currently in use at my parents.

[primitivepeople.livejournal.com]

Yup, it's in the toy category. I'd get yourself a good flatbed with a film attachment - I've got an Epson V100 and it does a nice job with negs and slides.

[pteppic.livejournal.com]

What's the output like from the V100. Any chance of samples? We got the big daddy version, but I'm curious to see what the others are like.

[primitivepeople.livejournal.com]

Well, by no means am I a power user, but it's certainly good enough for my needs and quite easy to use. I'll see if I can dig out a sample or two for you.