I've been happy with the Microtek ScanMaker 4, which, in addition to the normal flatbed for reflective scans, has a slide-in holder which accepts templates for 35mm strips, mounted 35mm slides, 4x5 and medium-format negatives and transparencies, whether color or b&w (*any* scanner you buy should do both!), and the price was around $400 I think. It also has a clear glass holder for any odd sizes, and for glass plates up to 8x10 and a little larger.
Peter F. Schmid, CA
Visual Resources Archivist
Providence Archives
4800 37th Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98126-2793
Tel: 206-937-4600 ext. 1225
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<mailto:pschmid@providence.org>
-----Original Message-----
From: Evan towle [mailto:towle@ASTRO.OCIS.TEMPLE.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 1:06 PM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Scanner advice
Apologies if this has been discussed recently...
Has anyone got a tip on a good and reasonably priced scanner that make
sense of:
- 35mm negatives (b&w -- color would be great, but possibly a pipe dream)
- 4x5 negatives, glass and otherwise (b&w)
- photographic prints up to 11x17
Surely there must be a versatile flatbed out there that can do all this
reliably.
Evan Towle
Assistant Archivist
Urban Archives
Temple University
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