Erin, I would recommend the Nikon Super Coolscan for scanning 35 mm slides and negatives. No, you don't have to remove the frames from slides. It will scan slides at fairly high resolution, depending on desired final size, of course.

Dave Mead
Idaho Museum of Natural History, Pocatello

erin gerrity wrote:

> We have a flatbed Epson scanner with a special top for scanning slides,
> negatives, etc., but our images are consistently dark and a little
> fuzzy. Is there anything we can do to our equipment to make it better,
> or do we need to get a special machine that's specifically designed for
> scanning transparent images? Do those machines take slides, or do you
> have to remove the paper frame? Thanks for any advice!
>
> Erin Gerrity
> Portland Museum, Louisville, KY
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