Message-Id: <199906090222.TAA41514@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 19:30:19 -0700 From: Sue Rosoff <mailto:sooz@sunset.net> Subject: Re: Minolta PS7000 To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Eileen Mathias wrote:> We recently purchased the Minolta PS7000 and have been using it for about a
> month now. For our purposes, it has worked well. We have many rare and
> fragile books, and purchased the Minolta because our books receive a lot of
> use, and people are constantly asking for photocopies. Up til now, we
> would use a book copier or not make copies at all. The Minolta allows us
> to respond to copy requests and protect the books as well. The curvature
> software works well, and fingers can be masked out if desired. We have
> used the Minolta principally for printing, so pages go straight to the
> printer. Although we have a computer connected to the Minolta, we have not
> had much call for its use. Images are black and white, not color, which
> for us limits its use for digital imaging except for text. We have created
> some pdf files for practise, a process which is not too difficult to learn.
> As I said, we have not had much reason to use that feature so far, but
> expect to in the future.
>
> The Minolta has two basic settings, one for books and one for single
> sheets. Occasionally, the Minolta is not able to read the height of the
> binding of a book. The sheet setting allows you to set the height
> manually. The Minolta has a metal piece off which the book reflects its
> height and size to the camera. This metal piece was visibly marred on
> ours, which may have caused some of the problems of reading the height of
> the book. That piece is actually being changed today, and hopefully any
> problems we have had will be resolved.
>
> Eileen Mathias
> Academy of Natural Sciences
I also got information on the Minolta PS7000. I was kind of surprised it wasn't able to scan in color - how much does it cost anyway?
Sue Rosoff Photographer and Digital Imager Special Collections Meriam Library CSU Chico Chico, CA 95929 (530) 898-6342 mailto:srosoff@csuchico.edu