Factor in the time it will take to do all that and its a lot more than $1 each. On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Elias Roustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The most bang for the buck is in an Epson V700 - for that many scans it > will come to about $1 each, but I think 12 can be done at a time.If 4 at a > time is good enough (and the quality does not have to exceed on-screen > viewing), the Epson 4490 is the cheapest best thing out there - currently > under $200, I believe. > > If money is less scarce than time, then a coolscan 5000 and a slide feeder, > around $1500 together will do very well. > http://www.tristatecamera.com/lookat.php?refid=7&sku=NIKSCS5000EDK > > Search B&H et al, and see what you find. > > Or hire a service: > https://www.slidescanning.com/order/slidescanorder.htm > It would cost less (but close) than a good scanner. > > Elias > > > On Feb 19, 2009, at 10:22 PM, Jim Boy wrote: > > A friend of mine has 800 35mm slides she would like to scan to make cds for > friends. I haven't looked at scanners in a long time. What scanner should > she get to use with a pc which will do the job without costing assorted > bodily appendages? > > If this is outside the bounds, Marc, please delete it. > > Thanks. > > David Chananie > PS. If any South American members of the list can point me to where I can > order cds of Leon Gieco singing I would much appreciate it. > > > > -- Peter K Ó¿Õ¬