Took the plunge and bought the CZUR ET16. Will be here Tuesday so we'll see how well it performs.

Interested to know if there are any issues with glare from the overhead light etc.

Please let us know how you get on, I have been looking at one of these myself.
Interested to know if there are any issues with glare from the overhead light etc.

Please let us know how you get on, I have been looking at one of these myself.
Interested to know if there are any issues with glare from the overhead light etc.

1st scan results are in, I did THIS sleeve because it was still beside the computer from entering a few weeks back. With the overhead lights there was glare but with them switched off and the side lights deployed the glare disappeared, enjoy

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I’ve been thinking about one of those machines too, but reading the reviews they suggest the quality of the images might not be high enough for LP sleeves and not provide the precision a flatbed scanner provides.

You couldn't better the image for your Bentine album and I'd like one of those scanners, even before my A3 scanner has expired, because you don't need to ICE-stitch anything. I can't find a Czer ET16 with the side light on Amazon or eBay. On both the cheapest Czer is more than £300 so I'll be waiting until the price is around £100 with the side light

I might give one of these machines a go.
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Just using an iphone still seems to be the quickest but the older I get the more shakey and squint the images get.

Quadpoint you've done a really nice job. I would recommend just removing the last margin of the black around the edges if possible, though?

I think also if you are looking to buy something like this then the better quality ones are always going to be expensive. You can get cheap versions of the CZUR but I think you'd be running into the glare problem with them and as I mentioned before, it all folds away back into the box which isn't that big and can be easily stored.

Looking at that machine gave me an idea for a DIY equivalent, which should only cost a few quid. - In my kitchen there are overhead cupboards with a bench below, it therefore wouldn't take much effort to attach a bracket on the underside of the cupboard to hold a camera or mobile phone, lighting could be attached too.
...this is going to be sooo easy. A mobile phone cover only costs a few quid, take out the holding clip and attach to underside of cupboard with glue, lay down some tape markers on the bench and take a few shots, adjust markers as necessary. Job done!