Geeks.com is advertising a slide scanner that looks like a good price at $49.95. The resolution is claimed to be at 1080dpi. Is this a good resolution for this application or not fine enough?

I'm not sure which model that is but I've tried flat-bed scaaners that double as slide scanners by way of an add-on in the lid or similar and the two I tested were not really any good. They don't seem to generate enough light to do the job properly. The dedicated slide/neg scanners seem to be the way to go.

Guess I should have given this. :blusher:

http://www.geeks.com:80/details.asp?invtid=F1800I&cm_mmc=geekmail-_-daily_html-_-17oct06_SCANSAVE-_-SCANSAVEmain

It is a dedicated unit.

1800 dpi instead of 1080 dpi may acceptable, depending on your criteria.

:lol: :lol: I must be having a dyslexic moment. As you said it is 1800 dpi.

I have an old Nikon film scanner, a Coolscan III, and even at 2700 dpi (its maximum) it doesn't allow large blowups of negatives or slides. You really really need something on the order of 4000 dpi to do your slides justice.

>I have an old Nikon film scanner, a Coolscan III, and even at
>2700 dpi (its maximum) it doesn't allow large blowups of
>negatives or slides. You really really need something
>on the order of 4000 dpi to do your slides justice.


Yep.

The price is $99.95 with a possible $20.00 rebate.

They had an e-mail special with another $30 off.

Maybe, if all you want to do is scan and email. For restoration or making decent prints, more resolution is needed.

I was thinking more for archiving. Got many that go back more years than I like to think.

It's a lot easier fixing scratches and other flaws when you're working with higher resolution images. Plus the detail will not be available with a lower resolution.

Guess I should have looked a little before I asked. Reviews from Google would seem to indicate that 3500+ dpi is really needed. Think I'll pass on this; not as if I'm doing any 35mm anymore, anyway. :D