Matt's Guest Book

Posted: 2004-08-11 04:46 AM   
Hi Matt,

Sorry to hear of all that tough physiotherapy that you are going through – but it has to be worth it, to get out of that bloody wheelchair forever and, get out travelling again! Now you have the chance to write away and inspire yourself for future trips. I’m with you though – a Globo article without photos leaves the canvas only half painted. They all tell us that one picture is worth a thousand words and I really admire the handful of professional travel writers who can paint a masterpiece with words only! In reality, you only receive a few Globo report stars for your written efforts, without adding any pictures!

I have nearly 40 years of travel pictures (I can hear fellow Globo’s yawns!). Like you loads of those photos were taken with old cameras including 35mm equipment. They are now festering in either albums or carrier bags that never get looked at. Thankfully, I still have the negatives. Whilst my HP Officejet scanners software handles the photo prints it won’t accept the negatives. I have been looking to add a decent negative scanner, as cheap as possible, to digitise the pictures to my computer.

The excellent UK magazine “Computer Active” (£1.35 from newsagents) www.computeractive.co.uk had a recent feature reviewing scanners capable of also scanning negatives. The one that I am looking at is the Cannon 3200F Film Scanner at £63.99 inc VAT (£54.46 ex VAT) it has a Film Adaptor Unit (FAU) which allows scanning of 35mm negatives and slides.

I think this may suit your purposes and quite cheaply too.

Hope this helps,

Cheers,


Brit

Posted: 2004-08-11 01:42 AM   
Thanks for the compliment in my guestbook...I like to think I am carrying something on my shoulders...though sometimes I wonder! Well, just wanted to say "hi!" and have a super day!

Posted: 2004-08-07 10:41 PM   
I'm sure you'll have great fun in Surfers.. when are you heading downunder?
Although I"m not a surfer myself, my Aussie friends says that the best surfing is done in Byron Bay and on the Sunny Shine coast..
VK

Posted: 2004-08-03 03:35 PM   
thanks for your mail. i'm sorry for you accident and hope you`ll feeling better soon. i was in australien about nearly one year ago and i miss it very much. i spend there about 7 month and had a rweally goog time there.
i havent watched you site in this community yet, sorry about that but i thought at first i give you an answer so you know that i'm interessted in a friendship with you. here in germany it's still late afternoon. and i'm getting tiered,because i was working on h&m do you know this clothe company?
you ve been travelling quite a lot the last time. where ´was your best place, which part of the world would you recommend most.
i don't know if this english is readable, i hope so. otherwise we got a problem oder wir schreiben in deutsch weiter :o)
so hope you give me a feetback
all the best write back soon too
sanne