We have the Epson Expression 10000XL.  It scans negatives and slides.


On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Amanda Vtipil <
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> Happy Friday!
>
> I am currently researching options for digitizing negative film and slides
> and was hoping you all might have some helpful advice.  We are a small
> repository which houses archaeological collections.  I am about to embark
> on a inventory of all non-digital images housed here but I need to provide
> a rough estimate of how much digitization may cost.
>
> At first I was considering sending these objects out to be digitized but
> as I looked at prices I realized that it may be possible to acquire a
> decent scanner specifically manufactured for this purpose for the around
> the same amount.  Does anyone have experience with sending their negatives
> off to be digitized and do you have a ball park figure on how much it cost
> (per image I suppose)?  Or does anyone have recommendations for a scanner
> capable of scanning slides and negatives well?   Any insight into which
> option has worked better (or not so well) for you would be greatly
> appreciated!  Thank you in advance!
>
> Have a good weekend!
>
> Amanda
>
>
> Amanda Vtipil
> Curator, Regional Archaeological Curation Facility
> Contractor (Versar, Inc.)
> DPW-EMO, Fort Lee, VA
> 804.734.4436
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> http://www.lee.army.mil/dpw/emd/cultural.resources.aspx
>
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