We don't see many scanners these days, but the ones we do look at tend to be quite flexible. Epson's V300 is a case in point. Not only does it scan paper documents, but it can also cope with both negatives and slides. You can't scan these in a normal scanner but the V300 has a light in the lid that can be shone through the negatives and slides, enabling them to be scanned. Read more at www.computeractive.co.uk/2237319