I tried to do this very same project. The auto loaders jam and it takes forever. Follow Scancafe on twitter and wait for a 1/3 off (or better) sale. I realize that this sounds like an ad, but I'm just a happy customer. I'd been playing with slide scanners on Linux (e.g. a Coolscan LS-30 with Vuescan) since 1998 (!) & finally went the SC route. Wish I had done so years ago. Thomas On Jan 4, 2013, at 1:08 AM, Michael Moore <stuporglue at gmail.com> wrote: > Not quite Linux (except that I'd love to be able to use it under > Linux) but it seems like something someone on this list might have > sitting around. > > Does anyone have a batch slide scanner for sale or for borrow? > > My dad has 6,000+ photographic slides that I'd like to digitize so I'm > looking for something like a Nikon Coolscan 4000 (or other) with a > batch auto-loader, or a Pacific Image PowerSlide 5000, or similar. > > Ideally it'd be USB or Firewire, but I'd be willing to buy a SCSI card > if an old Coolscan were a good deal. > > Thanks, > Michael Moore > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list