There are an incredible number of options and pathways to get this done. The best "do it all" solution that I have seen -- and I'm very excited about it and am considering purchase of one -- is the Epson V750-M PRO http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=63056500 It scans to 6400 dpi so you can use it for 35 mm transparencies and negatives and will scan up to an 8 x 10 transparency or negative at 4800 dpi. Max read area 8.5 x 11.7" DMax 4.0, comes with Digital ICE. Scans about 90 lines a second ~ 36 seconds for a 300 dpi scan of an 11-inch long item. The Pro kit comes with scanning fluid so you can do a wet scan just like a drum scanner if that's your wont. As I said, on paper, this one looks like a required unit to evaluate. I have the much lower end Epson Perfection Photo 1660 and am pleased with the results. For me it's a choice between the multi-purpose V750-M and a Nikon Coolscan, which is 35 mm only. The Epson V750-M Pro is $800 in the U.S. ($1000 here). The Nikon is about $2000 with feeder. Cheers, Richard Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes. A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>