We have the Epson Expression 10000XL. It scans negatives and slides. On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Amanda Vtipil < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > [log in to unmask] > http://www.lee.army.mil/dpw/emd/cultural.resources.aspx > > ========================================================= > 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). > -- Jessica L. Coffman Museum Technician Natchez National Historical Park 640 South Canal Street, Box E Natchez, Mississippi 39120 office (601)445-5393 cell (601)334-6385 fax (601)445-5399 email [log in to unmask] "National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst." - Wallace Stegner, 1983 ========================================================= 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).