[Genealib] Microfilm Reader/Scanners...

[Kathy Petras]

The Medina County District Library bought three Konica Minolta MS 6000s
when we rennovated and enlarged our Genealogy and Local History room
over a year ago.  I think the basic unit price was around $7000.  We did
buy additional lenses.  The units self-feed the microfilm and when
hooked up to computers allow for digital scanning of images.  We and our
patrons really love the scanning capability and the ease of loading the
microfilm.

 

A couple of cautions:

*      Some of our film is old and getting brittle.  If it isn't fed
into the self-feeding unit properly it can shred the microfilm.

*      If the edge of the leader on the microfilm is bent or crooked,
you will need to trim it flat and smooth.  A crinkled edge gets caught
in the feeder and then the feeder folds the microfilm in on itself.

*      The computerized imaging sometimes "out-thinks" itself.  It will
try to select an area it thinks you are interested in and copy/scan only
that part.  Just disable the "Auto-masking" feature if that happens.  It
will read a really dark photograph as a negative image film and adjust
for that.  Just select  "Positive film" if that happens.

 

Good luck with your shopping!

 

Kathy Petras

Reference Desk

Medina County District Library

 

Message: 1

Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 08:33:36 -0800 (PST)

From: "P.M. McLaughlin" <pm_mclaughlin at yahoo.com>

Subject: [Genealib] microfilm reader-scanners?

To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu

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Our old Minolta microfilm reader-printer is getting very old and cranky.
We are considering upgrading to a microfilm reader-scanner-printer,
which would allow our patrons to save their "printouts" to a disk or
portable drive. (assuming we can obtain a grant to cover at least part
of the costs, but that's another question)

 

How many of you have these?  What brands are they, how reliable are
they, and what did you pay for them.

 

Just doing a simple search leads me to understand that this equipment
will run us at least $4000 to $5000 (and probably more, if we can get
some of the bells and whistles)

 

Pam McLaughlin

Fremont Public Library

Mundelein IL  60060

 

 

      

 

 

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