Digital Imaging (was: Re: Chisolm)

At 08:53 AM 6/6/97 -0700, you wrote: I have been trying to decide the best way to get images into digital form. Naturally, a digital camera is one way, but not the only. There's also the photo/scanner method, camcorder/video capture, and probably others. As I see it, the pros/cons are: DigCam: + Easy to use, convenient - Expensive to buy, somewhat limited capacity, no hard copy of images (except printer output) Photo/Scanner: + Hard Copy, can be used for other stuff too - Film and Developing can be expensive, takes time Camcorder: + Easy to use, Allows for selecting the right image from several views - Video capture hardware/software isn't cheap So, does anyone have thoughts on which is best? I'd like a scanner for other things, but they're expensive too. There's also the question of 35mm vs. polaroid and type of scanner. (Not to mention where the heck would I put it!) I've got a camcorder and my girlfriend's mac supposedly can do video capture as is, but I've got to find software and figure it out. --------------------------------------------------------------------- O- Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad sinasohn(a)crl.com that none but madmen know." Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/