Ken,

 

The RAF Museum purchased a Microtek Scanmaker 9800XL A3 Scanner (1600 x 3200
dpi) with the transparency option (a separate lid to the scanner)
http://www.microtek.nl/Product.php?ThisPage=Scanners
<http://www.microtek.nl/Product.php?ThisPage=Scanners&Product=Detail&P_Id=75
> &Product=Detail&P_Id=75 and a Mictotek 4000tf Film Scanner
http://www.microtek.nl/Product.php?ThisPage=Scanners
<http://www.microtek.nl/Product.php?ThisPage=Scanners&Product=Detail&P_Id=72
> &Product=Detail&P_Id=72 in January of 2003 and in fact, have just
purchased another 9800XL to replace another older scanner.

 

In our experience we have found these Microtek products and software
supplied to be easy to use, reliable and flexible.

 

We have found the above combination to cope with all our demands, in
particular the 9800XL for hi-resolution scanning and the demands of a high
intensity project to create (low(ish) resolution) reference images from our
Photograph collection quickly for our Collections Management System.  As the
9800XL does not have a draw for transparencies they cannot get stuck etc...
The two lids have not proved a problem for us.

 

I hope this helps.

 

Best wishes.

 

Kevin Ward

Head of Collections Management

Royal Air Force Museum

T: 020 8358 4885

www.rafmuseum.org <http://www.rafmuseum.org/> 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: LifeTimes Staff [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 11:02 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Neg/Slide Scanners

 

Has anyone had any recent experience of purchasing a 'reasonably priced'
scanner that can scan 35mm slides and Victorian glass negatives/slides, as
well as normal flatbed prints?

 

This is for a community based project so the budget looks like being in the
region of £500 max.

 

Thanks.

 

Ken Craven 

LifeTimes Research Officer

Salford City Council Heritage Service

Education & Leisure Directorate

51 Crescent

Salford M5 4WX

Phone or Fax 0161 736 1594

Visit our website at www.salford.gov.uk/lifetimes 

 

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