No, not the movie.

I recently got a Lexmark copier/fax/scanner with high resolution that works well...everything except for the fact that I can't scan shells the way I did on an older scanner. I used to be able to scan shells down to about 10mm at high resolution and be able to enlarge the images with good results.

The Lexmark images have virtually no depth of field so that any 3-dimensional object will be out of focus and pixilated where it's not touching the glass. Yet a flat document can be enlarged quite a bit and remain sharp.

Has anyone encountered or solved this problem with a recent scanner?

David Kirsh
Durham, NC

"When you're chewing on life's gristle, DON'T grumble. Give a whistle!" --from Life of Brian

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