> > A month or so ago, the Epson Store on the Epson website was selling
> refurbished
> > Perfection 1200 scanners with a 4x5 transparency adapter for $99.00 US.
>
> What _is_ a transparancy adapter, anyway? The scanner I got is used and
> pretty old -- it claims 1200dpi, though it's difficult to tell for sure if
> it does, because I don't have any originals that I know have that much
> detail.. I don't think I'll be able to find one for the scanner I've got
> (old Agfa Snapscan), but is it something I could make up out of stuff?
A transparency adapter is basically a lamp that mounts in place of the
regular scanner lid to project light through the media onto the CCD. I just
checked and they're still selling it, see:
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/ProductQuickSpec.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@016
9496747.1013720010@@@@&BV_EngineID=fadcdfikefkfbfdmcfjgckidnf.0&oid=8918540
Sorry about the long URL, but thats it.
Bill
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