On 2004-09-26 16:32:29 -0400, "Michael A. Covington"
said:

I have a substantial number (240) of slides from 30 years ago that I
need to scan.

I have a Coolscan III, which produces beautiful scans but takes 1
minute per slide. I figure I can average 40 slides per hour scanned,
processed, and saved with meaningful names. That means it's a 6-hour
project.

I also have the slide copying adapter for my Coolpix 990, but have not
been satisfied with the quality.

My questions:

(1) Can someone recommend a commercial slide scanning service that can
accept slides in Carousel trays and return them to me in the same trays
(in the same positions)?

(2) Are newer slide scanners faster? Something equal to the Coolscan
III in quality but 3 times faster would be very welcome.

BTW, these are relatively casual snapshots and 900 dpi scans are
sufficient. I'm more concerned about exposure metering and automatic
dust and spot removal. Automatic compensation for fading cyan dyes
(E-4) would be very welcome.

Many thanks!

If you are satisfied with the scan quality, it seems to me that 6 hours
is not a lot to invest.
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Michael Weinstein | "Those who cannot remember the
Nashua, NH | past are condemned to repeat it."
-George Santayana