[X4U] 35mm Slide Scanner for OS X iMac

[Vicki Allwardt]

I have an HP Scan Jet 4850.  It comes with an adapter to hold the  
slides, four at a time, or a negative strip.  It has an optical  
resolution of 4800 x 9600 dpi. It's cost was $149.  There are new  
models out now.

Vicki Allwardt
vallwardt at mac.com

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On Jan 15, 2008, at 8:12 PM, Jens Selvig wrote:

> In Billings, MT you can get slides scanned for $.29 each in small  
> numbers, ie. 1 up. They are auto analyzed so these scans would in no  
> way compare to a $40 scan. Probably depends on what you will be  
> doing with the scanned image as to which end of the scale to go for.  
> My guess is that the expensive scans are CMYK and optimized for 4  
> color reproductions.
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> There are flat bed scanners that will do transparencies. Some will  
> do multiple transparencies. I have not used any of these. Also  
> dedicated scanners are available that will do one up scans. Prices  
> range from $100 up. Usually, time involved in doing large numbers of  
> scans is a burden. You will spend time fixing these images but is  
> doable.
>
> I have an 85 year old friend who has scanned 1000's of 35mm  
> Kodachrome slides and made prints as a hobby enterprise. Mostly  
> images he took on many European vacations. His big regret is that  
> while he was taking these images, he passed on many images because  
> of power lines etc. which now are easily eliminated in post editing!
>
> Jens
>
> Jens Selvig
> ...Lost in Montana...
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> On Jan 15, 2008, at 8:55 PM, Linda wrote:
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>> On 1/15/08 9:42 PM, Nick Scalise wrote:
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>>>
>>> Don't you mean  $.40 *cents* each?
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>> No. $40, which included a $5 matchprint. But yes, quality slide  
>> scanning is
>> expensive -- which is why I'm all ears to find it for 19¢ each.
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