Hello and welcome

Hello and welcome

Hello and welcome, Andrew Lincs group growing, huh?

I thought about the Plustek, but after I read some reviews and forums comments I gave up on it. Well, I never used it, and there are some pros and cons:
- it has lower max optical density than the Epson flatbed scanner (3.5D vs 4.0D) - and how important this feature is I learned some years ago (it's similar to dyamic range in a camera, so shadows within shadows, highlights details etc.)
- it is only film scanner (so less versatile)
+ it's smaller
+ cheaper than Epson

Quick search on Google:
http://www.filmscanner.info/en/PlustekOpticFilm7300.html
http://photo.net/digital-darkroom-forum/00KAri

So it might be OK. But then I'd rather spend more and be happy for a longer time. Still, I did not decided yet, probably will buy before summer

One note about the Google Street View - they claim that you can remove the pictures of your house if you want, so I think it's fair. Perhaps it would be better if people living in the photographed area were informed (ie in local newspaper) that Google will upload pictures of which streets and when, so the residents would know / had better opportunity to remove unwanted pictures.

Thanks Gwyn Downloading...

I'm also about to buy a decent scanner. I read a lot of positive comments on Epson V700. The only problem is the price, but it's still cheaper than dedicated film scanners, it's more versatile and allegedly the quality is not much worse if it is.

Oh, I may have another problem - I use Linux, so I'm not sure how it will work there. In the worst case scenario I'll buy MS Windows

There is quite good review:
http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson%20V700/page_1.htm

Did anyone of you used that scanner? With Linux, perhaps?

Not necessarily. Usually you pair memory to get a better efficiency (they can work in dual channel mode), but it should work fine with unmatched memories - you may loose on speed. It used to be a problem in older PCs though.

Thanks, I tried it in Gimp - there's a similar tool. It helps a bit

Fantastic shots, my children were amazed! #1 is my favourite