At 05:10 PM 6/3/99 -0400, you wrote: >At 12:59 AM -0400 5/27/99, Rafe B. wrote: >>At 02:14 PM 5/27/99 +1000, you wrote: >>>Hi Guys, >>>I'm new to the list and just starting out on the digital imaging path. >>>I'm going to buy the E. Stylus 700 and need a domestic 35mm film scanner >>to use with it. >>> >>>Three look about right for me: >>>Epson FilmScan2000 >>>H.P. PhotoSmart S20 >>>Microtek ScanMaker 35t. >>> >>>Anyone willing to share their experience and advise? >>> >> >>Of these three, I'd go with the HP. > >I just looked into the HP, which sounds great until you >get to the part where Macintoshes are not supported. >Any suggestions for a comparable scanner (negs and >some reflective art) or a software hack that would allow >me to use the PhotoSmart scanner? I'm on a Blue & >White G3 Tower... > >TIA, >kathleen The "comparable scanner" part is the gotcha. I know of no other low-cost film/negative scanner that also scans small prints. The Photosmart is rather unique in that regard. OTOH, if you give up the small-print scanning, there are MANY other makes and models to choose from -- From Epson, Minolta, Polaroid, Microtek, Canon, etc -- to name but a few. Most of these use SCSI, and are most likely dual-platform. I know this to be the case for the Microtek and Polaroid units, and very likely the Minoltas as well. The Olympus ES-10 is a parallel-port model, so that's out of the running for your use. Flatbed scanners are dirt cheap these days, so I wouldn't choose the Photosmart on that basis. rafe b. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Please: Stay on topic. Trim quoted messages. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.