>From Paul Sterngold: > > I want to get the best scanning solution for <$500, for scanning my > astrophotos. If there's a slide scanner for that price, is it any > good? If not, as I suspect, then what about the HP photo scanner, > which handles up to 5x7? Paul, are you aware that the HP photosmart also does slides and negatives along with the 5x7's? Bobby Middleton