Scanning

I know the cost is higher that is not my concern, I see 400$ photo
scanners, 400$ photo printers, then 400$ fax, copy, scan, print
machines, I want the control and the possibility of a all in one unit as
I need fax and copy . The issue is trying to get the best out of
Kodachrome, maybe I need all three machines
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m Ransley wrote:
> I will be getting a scanner+printer or scan, fax, copy, print machine
> to convert Kodachromes and fine grain 35 film , the Kodachromes start
> from 1947 so there are thousands of good ones to pick from. Do I need a
> dedicated film scanner and printer to bring out the quality I have or
> can one of the new 400$ Canon-Epson-HP machine do me justice in the
> Scan-Print department. Im sure there are tradeoffs in the all in one
> units.

All depends on what you need, the Epson 4990 will do a good job if you
are not printing over 8x10. If you want max detail then then Minolta
5400 or Nikon 5000 is your answer. The Epson is a flatbed scanner and
can do 12 slides at a time. The Minolta 5400 can do 4 and I'm not
ertain about the Nikon. Kodachrome may be a problem, as the emulsion
structure is very different from Ektachrome type slide film.
Printing is a whole different question, good home printing has a little
learning curve. Some folks are happy going the Walmart/Cosco route. I
have never been happy with their prints. Depending on how many you are
going to print, I don't print many so I'm happy to do my own. Printers
such as the Epson R1800/R800, 2400, and the HP designjet series do a
great job and are worth looking into.

Tom
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"m Ransley" <ransley.RemoveThis@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> I will be getting a scanner+printer or scan, fax, copy, print machine
> to convert Kodachromes and fine grain 35 film , the Kodachromes start
> from 1947 so there are thousands of good ones to pick from. Do I need a
> dedicated film scanner and printer to bring out the quality I have or
> can one of the new 400$ Canon-Epson-HP machine do me justice in the
> Scan-Print department. Im sure there are tradeoffs in the all in one
> units.
>

Hi.

An "All in One" is by definition a Compromise.

If you want quality results you need a Film Scanner. If you want to produce
good Quality Prints from your scans you need a Quality Photo Printer.
Neither of these will be cheap.

You may also need a flatbed scanner for generating Faxes from documents, or
scanning the odd Print or two, but neither of these functions require high
quality, so you should be able to get one of these for very little cost.

Roy G
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