I truly appreciate the offer, but I don't think that's really going to work for me.
Most of the time when I'm working on my photos it's at my house during my free time. Using the scanner at your house would be on your terms instead of mine (such as, when you're not using the computer, when we're not hanging out or doing your household chores, etc), so is ultimately unreliable and not very convenient for either of us.
It would be useful if I were working on a one-time project, but in the long run I don't see the benefit. I might as well just spend the money and allow myself the freedom and flexibility I really need.
If you're just itching to teach someone, don't worry. I'll probably still need help if I have my own!
ok, well just make sure you play with mine enough to realize what you're getting into. Ultimately you get better scans, but sometimes it takes a little work.
Kinda sucks to have a $1300 toy sitting on the shelf unused. Trust me i know. ;-)
Better than a completely useless $300.00 toy (that, incidentally takes up 20X the space).
I'm really just looking for reliability here. I can't trust my current scanner to give me useful results. I can't trust yours to be available when I need it.
I could have the print shop put all of my images on CD, but that isn't cheap either, and comes with it's own set of reliability/quality issues.
Besides, I'm sure I don't need that great of a negative scanner. And if I follow my usual pattern of decision-making, they'll be super cheap in five more years when I finally decide I should actually get one.
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Most of the time when I'm working on my photos it's at my house during my free time. Using the scanner at your house would be on your terms instead of mine (such as, when you're not using the computer, when we're not hanging out or doing your household chores, etc), so is ultimately unreliable and not very convenient for either of us.
It would be useful if I were working on a one-time project, but in the long run I don't see the benefit. I might as well just spend the money and allow myself the freedom and flexibility I really need.
If you're just itching to teach someone, don't worry. I'll probably still need help if I have my own!
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Kinda sucks to have a $1300 toy sitting on the shelf unused. Trust me i know. ;-)
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I'm really just looking for reliability here. I can't trust my current scanner to give me useful results. I can't trust yours to be available when I need it.
I could have the print shop put all of my images on CD, but that isn't cheap either, and comes with it's own set of reliability/quality issues.
Besides, I'm sure I don't need that great of a negative scanner. And if I follow my usual pattern of decision-making, they'll be super cheap in five more years when I finally decide I should actually get one.
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