I would recommend using a service instead of buying a scanner. If your sister is like most people, the scanning is a one time task .. to do good scanning take time and practice … a *lot* of practice and a *lot* of time … and then, once done, the scanner is of limited value and you have to put more effort into selling it. Cheap scanners do a relatively poor job, the scanning services all use the best scanners. Etc.
The scanning services are run by people who are pretty expert at the task and they do it efficiently and well, at a modest cost per photo. Scanning the family archive is a one-time task for most people … get the whole lot done, pay whatever it costs, and you're done: enjoy the photos. I've had good luck with ScanCafe.com … I've arranged and managed the scanning process with them for several of my old clients (when I was still working). Their prices are reasonable, and they give you some options in the kind of quality and costs, depending on your need/use of the photos. Good luck. Godfrey > On Nov 10, 2023, at 5:41 PM, Ed Keeney <ewkph...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Long time lurker. > > My sister has been asking me about how to get her old printed photos > scanned to digital files. My guess is her family albums of 4x6's. > Should she use a service or buy a bulk scanner (vs flatbed). > > The scanners run $200-$600 depending on quality (Epson FastFoto > FF-680W being the high end, Plustek the low end). Hard to spend $600 > for what essentially is tool for only a limited amount of time. > > Does anyone have any experience with either of these? Preferences one > way or the other? > > -- > Thanks! > Ed -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
