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Sharknwfk

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Aug 22, 2004, 11:49:45 PM8/22/04
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Hi, hoping someone can help.

Someone I know is trying to have 2 1/4 by 2 1/4 slides burnt to Cd. Can
anyone help?

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Robert

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Aug 23, 2004, 5:39:54 AM8/23/04
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http://www.scantips.com/

http://www.consumer.org.nz/topic.asp?category=Computers%20%26%20Phones&subcategory=Computers%20-%20peripherals&docid=1126&topic=Scanners&title=Introduction&contenttype=summary

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..Waylon Smithers..

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Aug 23, 2004, 6:51:56 AM8/23/04
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Sharknwfk wrote:
> Hi, hoping someone can help.
>
> Someone I know is trying to have 2 1/4 by 2 1/4 slides burnt to Cd.
> Can anyone help?

There's a great shop opposite The Shakespear Tavern in Akl city called Fast
Finish Photo - 38 Wyndham St, www.fastfinish.co.nz

They'll scan slides to cd, in 3 diff sizes (email, web browse and high
quality print ). I have their card, which says $1.50 per slide but I can't
remember how old that is, so the prices probably have changed.

~!@#$%^&*()_+

millhouse; "We started out like Romeo and Juliet but it ended in tragedy."


Sharknwfk

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Aug 23, 2004, 3:55:56 PM8/23/04
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Hi,

Thanks for that. And to all who replied. He is unwilling to shell out for
hardware for a one time thing.


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Sharknwfk
"..Waylon Smithers.." <wsmi...@thespringfieldnuclearpowerplant.com.> wrote
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JedMeister

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Aug 23, 2004, 3:56:55 PM8/23/04
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Ha ha 1.50 per slide. Imagine these old collections of 100's of slides. I
am in the wrong business.

"..Waylon Smithers.." <wsmi...@thespringfieldnuclearpowerplant.com.> wrote
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..Waylon Smithers..

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Aug 23, 2004, 4:45:35 PM8/23/04
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JedMeister wrote:
> Ha ha 1.50 per slide. Imagine these old collections of 100's of
> slides. I am in the wrong business.

Probably.

But that $1.50 includes auto colouring / colour correction and 3 images, all
catalogued and filed on a cd with a viewing pgm.

I added up how many old family slides I had (@300), the time it would take
me to scan the slides in on my scanner (they do a batch of 30 at a time I
think on an enourmous tray and drum scanner) and resize, etc. All within 3
days.

Put that against the value of my time = a bloody good deal. As they say,
time IS money.

~!@#$%^&*()_+
Millhouse; "We started out like Romeo and Juliet but it ended in tragedy."

~misfit~

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Aug 23, 2004, 5:00:29 PM8/23/04
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Sharknwfk wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for that. And to all who replied. He is unwilling to shell out
> for hardware for a one time thing.

Depending on how many he wants scanned it may be cheaper than getting them
scanned professionally. He can always sell the scanner again on Trademe or,
if he's really cheeky, buy it from DSE (if available), scan 'em all in a
week taking care to keep it in new condition and not damaging/losing any of
the packaging, then return it for a full refund. Bit cheeky though, I'm not
sure if I'd have the gall to do that.
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~misfit~

Brett

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Aug 23, 2004, 8:14:52 PM8/23/04
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:00:29 +1200, "~misfit~"
<misfi...@yahoo-mungo.co.nz> wrote:

>Sharknwfk wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thanks for that. And to all who replied. He is unwilling to shell out
>> for hardware for a one time thing.
>
>Depending on how many he wants scanned it may be cheaper than getting them
>scanned professionally. He can always sell the scanner again on Trademe or,
>if he's really cheeky, buy it from DSE (if available), scan 'em all in a
>week taking care to keep it in new condition and not damaging/losing any of
>the packaging, then return it for a full refund. Bit cheeky though, I'm not
>sure if I'd have the gall to do that.


What about Noleleemings? They say no worries to 'no happy swap in'

paora

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Aug 23, 2004, 9:12:05 PM8/23/04
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:14:52 +1200, Brett <nos...@thisplace.com>
wrote:

>What about Noleleemings? They say no worries to 'no happy swap in'

Is it their ad that has the guy swapping his pc because of the cdrom
tray? I can't quite see the problem with his original purchase -
reminds me of many movies that have plot holes that have no
explanation of how or why things happen and we just have to guess or
presume they are possible ( and yet often they are not) but we just
accept them anyway.

Dogg

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Aug 24, 2004, 1:07:25 AM8/24/04
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Yeah..we should be shooting people that dumb in real life.

~misfit~

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Aug 24, 2004, 2:13:55 AM8/24/04
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I haven't seen the ad, I don't watch ads. Do they give you your money back
like DSE do or is it just a swap?

The ad sounds pathetic, I often wonder exactly what market segment most TV
ads in NZ are aimed at. Some of them are so pathetic and transparent, some
are downright insulting.
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~misfit~


John Potter

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Aug 25, 2004, 6:29:04 PM8/25/04
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 07:56:55 +1200, "JedMeister"
<jehallinan...@xtra.co.nz> wrote:

>Ha ha 1.50 per slide. Imagine these old collections of 100's of slides. I
>am in the wrong business.

$5 now actually. Any recommendations for a scanner? Shop in Ak with
good range of transparency scanners?

Thanks
John Potter

Pulp Fixxion

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Aug 26, 2004, 12:25:41 AM8/26/04
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"Sharknwfk" <sharks@austrianseminary@co.pulate> wrote in message news:<4129...@clear.net.nz>...
> Hi, hoping someone can help.
>
> Someone I know is trying to have 2 1/4 by 2 1/4 slides burnt to Cd. Can
> anyone help?

There is no substitute for a proper slide scanner.

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