My museum will soon be starting an ambitious project of scanning in-house a collection of over 4,000 8x10 glass-plate, nitrate and safety negatives. I'm at the point where I'm researching scanners. We're planning on scanning at 600-800dpi. These scans will be used for research, exhibitions, publications, etc. so the images need to be high quality. I've narrowed my choice to two scanners, the UMAX 2100XL and the Heidelberg LinoScan 1400. Has anyone had any experience with these models? I would love to hear how they worked for your museum, any problems, what you loved/hated about them, were they easy to use/learn? Anything would be appreciated to in order to make an informed decision. Thank you in advance, Michelle Gallagher, Collections Manager Palm Springs Desert Museum PO Box 2310 Palm Springs, CA 92263-2310 760-325-7186 ext. 122 [log in to unmask] www.psmuseum.org _________________________________________________________________ Unlimited Internet access -- and 2 months free! Try MSN. http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/2monthsfree.asp ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).