Film scanners anyone?

In article ,
Ted Gibson wrote:

Does anyone use dedicated film scanners anymore? I have a Minolta
Dimage Scan Elite that I no longer use and just wondered if there's
still any 'value' to it. It looks and works great and is complete
with both slide and film carriers, user manual, CD, AND a PCI SCSI
card. I hate to just 'toss' it...

The SCSI connection might make it less useful in these days of USB 2 and
Firewire, but there may be someone out there who still has a SCSI portal
computer.

But, don't be too quick to get rid of it. About two months ago after I
thought I had scanned all the old slides and film strips my wife found a
box of still more negatives and slides that we "needed" to scan. I had
to get mine back from my son in law.

I once had a neighbor offer to rent it from me but that never came to
anything.

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On Jan 7, 7:21*am, Ockham's Razor wrote:
In article ,
*Ted Gibson wrote:


The SCSI connection might make it less useful in these days of USB 2 and
Firewire, but there may be someone out there who still has a SCSI portal
computer.


I bought an Adaptec 2930CU (?) scsi pci card off ebay about a year(?)
ago to support my old Minolta Dimage slide scanner. One might be able
to buy the cards new, I'm just cheap.

Will

That's the same card that I used & it works just fine plus not as
expensive as the Adaptec 2940!
Ted

On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:54:10 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Jan 7, 7:21*am, Ockham's Razor wrote:
In article ,
*Ted Gibson wrote:


The SCSI connection might make it less useful in these days of USB 2 and
Firewire, but there may be someone out there who still has a SCSI portal
computer.


I bought an Adaptec 2930CU (?) scsi pci card off ebay about a year(?)
ago to support my old Minolta Dimage slide scanner. One might be able
to buy the cards new, I'm just cheap.

Will

Thanks, Dennis. I think I might have a person interested in this
scanner, but if not I'll certainly consider eBay.

Ted

On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:45:37 GMT, "Dennis Pogson"
wrote:

Paul Bartram wrote:
"Ali" wrote

I still use a film scanner. Put it on EBay, you maybe surprised.

I'm sure Ted intended to, and it would fetch enough to be worth the
effort. He and I have been email buddies for years, and I suggested
he post here but not to publicise an eBay auction, as it might lead
to a Spam complaint.

However, it looks like he and Tony Cooper might come to some
arrangement, and that is good to see - both parties win. RPD is good
like that!

Incidentally, Ted *gave* me his old Nikon LS1000 scanner some years
ago, and I have always been grateful for that. From memory, the
postage to Australia was around $35 US.

Paul

The replies tell you a lot.

There are literally thousands of photographers with slides and negatives
taken in the fifties and sixties who want to digitise them.

Put it on E-Bay, but not before you have used E-Bay to find out what such
devices are fetching, you will be pleasantly surprised! Some of the better
film scanners fetch over $1000.


Dennis.

Tony, I got your e-mail but my reply was returned as undeliverable.
Please let me know a good e-mail address to reply to - OR - check your
settings to make sure my e-mail's aren't being blocked...
Thanks.
Ted

On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:15:23 -0500, tony cooper
wrote:

On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:39:23 -0500, Ted Gibson
wrote:


Tony,
I'm actually up in Ocala. If you want, e-mail me
) and I can tell you a bit more about this
scanner.
Ted

On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:49:03 -0500, tony cooper
wrote:

http://www.hammacher.com/publish/740...promo=homepage

Done.

On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:56:23 -0500, Ted Gibson
wrote:

Tony, I got your e-mail but my reply was returned as undeliverable.
Please let me know a good e-mail address to reply to - OR - check your
settings to make sure my e-mail's aren't being blocked...
Thanks.
Ted

tony_cooper213 _at_earthlink.net is a valid address, and I have no
blocks set up. You can also use aboncoop_at_yahoo.com, but I don't
read that mail unless I know something's coming. I'll check Yahoo in
the next few days, but the earthlink addy should be good.


Replace the _at_ with @, but you knew that.


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Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida