[Web4lib] Scanners, Digital Archiving

[Hoyte, Daniel]

It is funny that you mention using an SLR. We do just that for very
large format items.

Daniel Hoyte, MRS
Senior Library Systems Technician
Leatherby Libraries, Chapman University
714-532-7745
hoyte at chapman.edu


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-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Charles Heffner
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 7:51 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] Scanners, Digital Archiving

First post here.

I didn't want to hijack Jody DeRidder's thread about overhead
scanners, but it's a topic near and dear to my heart.

In short, why use a scanner at all? High-end digital SLR cameras that
run $900-$1600 already provide higher resolution "scans" than a $2,000
scanner (e.g., Epson 10000XL). Combined with the massive speed
difference, perhaps it would be a better idea to go with a camera?

Chuck


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