> >I like the backlighter idea as well, but I've a feeling the resolution
> >wouldn't be adequate for microfiche.
True!
The HP photo scanner is available cheap. The current models are USB, so
the SCSI (discontinued!) shows up on e-bay and elsewhere. But it's only
2400 dpi (2K x 3K x 30 for 35mm slides). That is NOT enough to do most
fiche!
> But overall, why not just buy a real $4,000 fiche scanner,
> scan everything in sight, and sell the damn thing on eBay
> when you're done. If a list member anywhere in the world
> did this once a year, I'm sure he could keep up with demand.
There is a Canon MS500 microfiche scanner on e-bay right now.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1705795495
It's at $1900 (reserve
not met), with a Buy-It-Now of $3900. It looks nice, but too expensive
for me. Why don't you buy it and rent it to me for a few minutes to do a
few pages?
Widening the search to "microfilm" turned up a fantastic sounding
Minolta DPCS3000 book scanner:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2002452258
It has face up scanning (great for page turning), and microprocessor
correction for the curvature of the gutter for books that won't open flat!
Received on Fri Feb 15 2002 - 15:45:44 GMT