Unfortunately Nikon have stopped making slide scanners as there is no longer a market for them (Note the key word in the URL Rob supplied is 'discontinued'). There are now only really high-end (several 1000s or 10,000s of pounds) and really low-end (£39 advertised in the Guardian recently) ones. This is another aspect of the digital revolution and it's continuing technological change.
Flat bed scanners can work but tend not to be as quick as dedicated ones and can be lower resolution (you need at least 2400 dpi for an image that small to be enlarged to anything sensible). We had lots (about 15,000) done commercially about 7 years ago for £1 each and have just sent some more to another firm (I can get details of their prices if wanted) but we've not had the results back yet so I can't rate them.
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Chris Webster
Somerset Historic Environment Record
Somerset County Council
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From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records on behalf of EDWARDS, Robert (Environment)
Sent: Thu 03/02/2011 13:31
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Subject: Re: Slide scanners
Helen,
We have a Nikon Supercool Scan 5000 with an automatic slide feeder which holds about 50 slides. It does a very good job and allows for post processing of the images in batches - for those slides whose colour may have deteriorated, are v. dark etc.
http://www.europe-nikon.com/en_GB/product/discontinued/film-scanners/2009/super-coolscan-5000
Best wishes
Rob
Rob Edwards
Historic Environment Records Officer, Archaeology Planning Advisory Service
Cheshire Shared Services
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From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Helen Wells (Archaeology)
Sent: 03 February 2011 13:20
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Subject: Slide scanners
Hello,
Another question! Does anyone have a slide scanner and if so what is it and would they recommend it?
Thanks!
Helen Wells
Historic Environment Record Officer
Leicestershire County Council
http://www.leics.gov.uk/archaeology
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From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kidd, Sandy
Sent: 02 February 2011 16:50
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Subject: Re: HER Charges
From memory I am pretty sure the FOI rule is dont charge for any individial enquiry where the cost would be less than £450 - but do check out the guidelines themselves.
Sandy Kidd
County Archaeologist
Planning & Environment
Buckinghamshire County Council
Tel: 01296-382927
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/archaeology/Archaeology.page?
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From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nicholson, Andrew
Sent: Wednesday 02 February 2011 14:42
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Subject: Re: HER Charges
Thanks Sandy.
Does FoI say that provision of individual enquiries should be less than £450 each, or that the cost of providing the service should be less than £450? No individual enquiry amounts to that much, but if I add up all the staff time spent on providing searches per annum it is several thousand pounds.
It was indicated that this limit related to each individual enquiry, rather than the provision of the service as a whole on an annual basis.
Andy
Andrew Nicholson
HER Officer
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Planning and Environment (Archaeology)
Newall Terrace, Dumfries, DG1 1LW
Tel: 01387 260154 (int. 64154)
Fax: 01387 260149
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