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> > I tried a scanner, but the image seems out of focus. Any special settings?
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> All scanners are not equal. I tried one of those new super slim LED flatbed scanners and found it was useless for scanning anything that had any depth. My ∗ancient∗ Scanmaker E3 which is the old style with a fluorescent tube does a great job, I can even scan the faceplate of moving coil meters without disassembling the meter
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Agreed. I have an old HP 4P SCSI scanner, I can set a stuffed circuit board part side down on it and it is all in focus.
Then I bought an 8 year newer thin scanner, and the -folds- in a letter are out of focus. Horrible.
I now have a newer HP USB scanner, almost as thick as my really old 4P, and it has good depth of field.
And you don't have the worries of the flash or room lights causing highlights that blow out all the details.
Steve Greenfield