i have a great deal of slides 35mm, i would like to buy a scanner, that i could
feed a nunbers at a time,with very good quaity.do you know of any, tank you.

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Clarification of Question by taco45-ga on 16 Jan 2004 20:51 PST

I WOULD LIKE TO BUY A SCANNER, THAT I COULD FEED A STACK OF 35 MM.
SLIDES AT A TIME. DOES ANY ONE KNOW OF A VERY GOOD BRAND,THAT CAN DO
THIS.
        THANK YOU 


                 AL

Hi taco45,

You didn?t specify price, so I am guessing you want the best scanner
you can get for the least amount of money! The scanners I list here
are the best I found, short of very high end professional drum
scanners. (I have listed some of the least expensive high end scanners
below)

I personally favor Epson scanners, but in aiming for imparitality,I
looked for others in my research. I didn't find any other brand that
that could compare with Epson.  Epsons do a great job and I like the
interface, which allows me to control the scan if I want. On every
site that I checked, the Epson 3170 seems to be the model du jour! You
can lose a lot of resolution with 35mm slide scans using a low end
scanner--this is because the slide is not sitting directly on the
glass. Using a good scanner with the highest resolution you can find
will help keep your scans and prints looking sharp and clear.

Epson 3170 and the Hewlett-Packard Scanjet 5530, both were highly
rated by PC World Magazine, with the Epson slightly edging out the HP
model. The Epson scanner had an automatic dust removal tool, and did a
great job of cleaning up the review author?s slides.
??for scanning slides, the HP and Epson models have a major advantage
over Microtek's scanner: They let you scan batches of slides at once;
the ScanMaker i300 manages only a single slide at a time? The Epson
3170 has a higher resolution, 3200 dots per inch x 6400, which allows
you to make sharp enlargements. You can scan 4 slides at a time with
the Epson 3170.
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,113653,00.asp
Full specs here:
http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_techspecs.php/masterid=987081/ut=18380e976c03cbbb
The Epson retails for about $200 USD. Compare prices for the Epson here:
http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=987081/ut=18380e976c03cbbb
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000C121R/002-1436717-2904822?vi=reviews


More about the HP Scanjet 5530.
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/ho/WF06b/15179-64195-215155-15202-f25-303634-303636-303637.html

Epson 1670 
?Convenient built-in 35 mm slide and film strip adapter for scanning
multiple slides and negatives? . This model is a little less, but
appears to be less automatic too! It scans two slides at a time.
http://www.digitalfotoclub.com/sc/main_item.asp?id=964588452

http://reviews.cnet.com/4505-3136_7-30527150.html?tag=search


For a lot of money (Over $400 USD), you can get one of these scanners:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN/DSEIII/DSEIIIA.HTM

http://www.shopdigitalonline.com/productdetail.asp?productid=130


I hope this helps you, taco45. If these scanners are not what you had
in mind, or you wanted a more professional scanner,  please request an
Answer Clarification. This will allow me to assist you further, if
possible.

Regards,
crabcakes-ga

Search terms
Scanner 35mm slides
Flatbed scanner 35 mm slide automatic

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Clarification of Answer by crabcakes-ga on 16 Jan 2004 22:19 PST

Hi taco45, You posted a clarification while I was working on your
answer, and I did not see it untill later.

Did you need information on scanners over $400? To scan stacks of
slides, I beleive you will be looking at even more than $400, possibly
up to $4,000.

If you need more information, please let me know.

Regards, crabcakes

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Clarification of Answer by crabcakes-ga on 16 Jan 2004 22:31 PST

Its me again!

I found this Nikon scanner that will automatically feed up to 50
slides at a time, with an adapter. $1400 USD

http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/eng/news/1998/marls2000_98.htm

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/LS4K/L40A.HTM

http://google-zdnet.com.com/Nikon_Super_Coolscan_4000_ED/4014-3136_15-4811426.html?tag=pl&q=nikon+coolscan+4000

Regards,
crabcakes-ga

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Clarification of Answer by crabcakes-ga on 17 Jan 2004 07:02 PST

Taco45, 

I found another scanner - but this is one to avoid! As I read the
review, the resolution seemed entirely too poor. Then I read the
customer comments! Stay away from this one!

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/602-3188476-4487029?asin=B00006JKYH

Here's another high-end Minolta, that does batch scanning, for around
$800, and excellent resolution!
http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=details&sku=IMNDSE5400

thank for all the help i was lost! I'M OFF TO THE HUNT.
THANK YOU AGAIN CRABCAKES.

As a photographer, I'd like to strongly urge against using a flatbed
scanner to scan film or slides.  Since they are intended primarily for
other purposes, they give up  too much when adapted for this use.  A
dedicated slide/film scanner is the best way to go.  I can recommend
to you the Minolta Dimage Scan Dual III as the best scanner under
$300.  For more expensive scanners look at Nikon.

Good luck.

Hi
I have a Canon 8000F scanner (high end home scanner).  Very happy with
the scanner it's easy to use and fast. Good software.
It scans in colour slides and strips of negative several at a time, I
did some slides in it that were previously scanned in much more
expensive dedicated slide scanner. I could not tell the difference
between the two. For home use, it's fine.
As leoj-ga said they are a compromise though, probably not suited to pro use.