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New Check out reviews on digital photo sites
Such as Imaging Resources (and google some, too).

I have an older Nikon Coolscan III (SCSI inteface) which works well.

Some points to consider:
1. Look at [link|http://www.hamrick.com/|VueScan], which runs on Windows, OS 9/OS X, and Linux. I have it & like it.
2. Canon has a new model out that's competitively priced and worth considering.
3. I wanted something with automatic retouching software (similar to Nikon's DigitalICE which can remove dust spots by focusing on different layers); the less re-touching I have to do, the better.
4. If you're going to scan APS, get something which automatically advances the film, so you can let it scan a whole roll without intervention.
5. If you're going to scan 35mm negatives, go for something that can automatically advance the film, so you can scan a whole strip at a time without babysitting the unit.
6. If you're going to scan a lot of slides, consider getting a unit which can have an automatic slide loader.
7. Consider looking at someone like [link|http://www.publishingperfection.com|Publishing Perfection] which has refurbished units. I got my Nikon from them as a refurb at a great price (their normal prices typically aren't the best).

Tony
New I have.
That's what led me to consider the Minolta in the first place. :-) My camera body and lenses are Nikon, which is why I looked at the Nikon scanner first. The LS-4000 is clearly the king of it's market, but it's just too much. I might keep an eye out for Canon stuff, though.

VueScan I've heard of. Various people on PhotoNet swear by it. I wasn't aware of Linux support; I was anticipating adventures with SANE. It looks good.

The Minolta has a roll adapter available. However, at the moment I intend to scan ad-hoc negatives after I've already got the film developed and printed. :-)

Wade.

Microsoft are clearly boiling the frogs.

     Anyone know much about film/slide scanners? - (static) - (5)
         are you rich or zany? - (boxley)
         Not a lot. - (Another Scott) - (1)
             Noted. And I had been considering that. - (static)
         Check out reviews on digital photo sites - (tonytib) - (1)
             I have. - (static)

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