Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with Alastair re the Nikon with the batch slide loader... excellent, efficient machine, high quality scans...best to do overnight... 40-50 slides done per night very dependably... six million will take a little longer... 50 a night, then 120,000 days.. or 329 years... Steve Steve Alastair Firkin wrote: > From what I could find, the Nikon is really your only option. I have > bought the 5000ED and the SF-210, and I've begun to report on its batch > scanning capacity. You do need a huge HD space to do this and I mean > huge, but given a fast computer and large HD, I've found I can scan up > to 30 to 40 slides in a batch without problem: Kodachromes are another > issue. > > Lets hear what others say, but I'm happy to offer more on the Nikon and > my experience with different slides if you wish > > Cheers > On 20/01/2005, at 7:19 AM, Kyle Cassidy wrote: > >> Hey kids -- I have about six million slides that need to be scanned. I'd >> like to batch scan them, maybe in batches of 10, six million at once >> is not >> practical, they don't all fit in the same room at once.. What should I >> get? >> >> Kc >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > Alastair > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >