Sounds like you made a good choice. Let us know how it gets on with
your films. I know the prints will be fine. However, you could do much
worse than to invest a few bucks in "Digital Restoration from Start to
Finish" by Ctein. Ctein's book will give you lots of good advice on
scanning and restoring old prints. There is a recent second edition
available from Amazon for $21.64 and eligible for free shipping (when
the total order is over $25 worth of eligible items). Recommended.
<http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Restoration-Start-Finish-Second/dp/0240812085/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281033226&sr=8-1>
Some sellers have the first edition available for about $4 less but
you'd have to pay shipping on those.
Chuck Norcutt
Walters, Martin wrote:
> Well, I ended up getting the new CanonScan 9000F. Chose it over some of
> the comparable Epson V models (300, 500, 600) as there was a $50
> discount at one of the stores here, so only $200 before taxes. It also
> comes with free PS Elements - v8, to my surprise , so kudos to Can*n
> for that. As I couldn't upgrade my old PSE, this freebie is potentially
> worth $70 to me.
>
> Installation was easy, and initial tests show the unit warms up in 1-2
> seconds (LED light source) and scans quickly and silently. While I
> haven't looked in detail, the raw scan of a print seemed to have quite
> good colour and sharpness. Being new to flatbeds, I like the idea that
> it can produce pdf files and be used as a copier (it works seamlessly
> with my printer) if needs be. Next job is to try it on some old 120
> negatives and some faded 8.5x11 prints, which was the reason I bought
> it..
>
> Martin
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