[Genealib] Digital Microfilm Scanners

[Cheri Nienke]

We have a ScanPro 1000, purchased last year, and we like it a lot!  It's
web based, no buttons to break, no lenses to break, and is very easy to
use.  Much better than the big old, clunky machines.  Cheri Nienke,
Andover Public Library.

 

From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Irene
Wainwright
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 12:23 PM
To: 'genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu'
Subject: [Genealib] Digital Microfilm Scanners

 

We are considering the purchase of a new microfilm reader/printer and so
far are looking at the Minolta MS7000 MKII (or MS6000 MK II), the ST
200x or the Data ScanPro 2000.

 

If any of you are using any of these models, can you give me some
feedback?  I'm looking for the machine that can best handle microfilm
that is, in many cases, old and badly scratched.  

 

We've been using Minoltas forever, but analog machines, not digital.  It
would be "easiest" to stay with Minolta, but I'm not sure I'm going to
get enough bang for the buck. 

 

Any thoughts on this would be welcome.

 

Irene Wainwright

Archivist, Louisiana Division/City Archives

New Orleans Public Library

219 Loyola Ave.

New Orleans, LA 70112

Work:  504.596.2610

Fax:    504.596.2609

iwainwri at gno.lib.la.us <mailto:iwainwri at gno.lib.la.us> 

http://neworleanspubliclibrary.org <http://neworleanspubliclibrary.org/>


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