Hi Al. You'd probably be better off with a dedicated slide and negative scanner. I currently use the same model scanner that Paul has just commented on. It's a few years old but still does a reasonable job. It's only USB 1 and can be quite slow, about 3 to 4min per frame at 4000 x 4000. I've read good reports on the new Konica-Minolta 5400-II and will be buying one myself very soon. It can scan at up to 5400 x 5400, so it would extract virtually all the information in the slide/negative for you to process and is cheaper (under A$1000) than many lower resolution scanners.
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