scanner to buy

[ken_johnson5]

Hi All:

 

I see I have finally found the right site for opinions of the best scanner for

home use to buy.

 

I want to digitize all of my decent 35mm slides and 4x6 glossy color prints. I

want a decent machine that can handle a couple thousand uses and which will run

with WinXP without major software problems. I would like the machine to be

under $200, although if convinced by the consensus here, I am willing to go up

to $300.

 

I realize I am not at the same level as anyone here, as I don't process images

professionally; however, I would really appreciate anyone's time in reply.

 

Thanks in advance,

-Ken J

[peter_j2]

From experience, I can only recommend that you buy the 4000 dpi Nikon Coolscan V ED film scanner [http://tinyurl.com/3c3sds] to obtain crisp optimum scans for your "decent" 35mm slides (and 35mm negatives) at a used price below $300.

 

For the 4x6 "glossy" colour prints, you can use any new sub $100 Epson Perfection 4800 dpi scanner for impressive results. The Epsons will also have a negative tray. Trust me. Scanned results with a flatbed scanner will NEVER equal that of a dedicated film scanner.

[jose_castro1]

Look up a CanoScan 4400F. Works well for me. And costs half your budget.

[ken_johnson5]

Peter and Jose:

 

Thank you both very much! I will get the print scanner first as I don't need to scan the neg's any time soon. But I have copied and archived your replies.

 

Best,

 

-Ken J