You might be interested in the notion of liquid mounting slides on a flatbed scanner. I haven't tried it, but have heard it gets very good results. It would be one way to bump up the quality, should decide to go the way of a flatbed. http://www.imagingrevue.com/articles/?article=000397 Karen On May 18, 2004, at 12:25 PM, Angie Fox wrote: > What is the current thinking about scanning slides on flatbed > scanners? Are the flatbeds beginning to be true rivals to dedicated > slide scanners? I'm looking at the Epson Perfection 4870. It looks > good but I'm still a little hesitant to take the plunge and depend > fully on a flatbed. If we add a slide scanner, I'm looking at the > Nikon Coolscan 5000 with the optional slide feeder. Back in Feb 2003, > someone on the list noted an issue with slides becoming jammed. Has > anyone else had the same problem? > Thanks, > Angie > -- > Angie Fox > Scientific Illustrator > University of Nebraska State Museum > W436 NE Hall > Lincoln, NE 68588-0514 > > Phone: (402) 472-2657 > Fax: (402) 472-8949 > http://www.museum.unl.edu