Anybody use this scanner? I think would be a DECENT scanner for my negative. Any personal opinion?

Don't know that one, but I have the 4990 photo, and it works excellent. Not far from the scan quality as my Nikon LS4000 which is a dedicated 35mm scanner.

I used a 4990 before I got the Nikon LS4000 and yes it is quite good. I only shoot 35 so the Nikon is quite nice for me.

King uses the big brother to it, the V750, I think he is quite happy with that one.

Epson just launch EPSON V600, i already ordered one, essencialy because it can scan 4x5" film, but is much improved also.

By the price diference, V600 is a nice option.

I thought V700 was the junior to the V750?

Is the V600 a multi lens unit like the 700/750 or a single one like the 500 and 4990's?

Did you also order any of those third party adjustable film holders and/or newton ring glass plates?

For the price, about 300 euro in Europe, I think is a single lens unit.

I can't add anything of value to the discussion, other than I bought a V500 last week (special offer of Euro 199), so I hope there is nothing too negative reported by others in this thread.

I have yet to use it as I am waiting to get the developed film back. I expect the price reduction was due to the V600. I'm sure the V500 is enough for me.

As i know, V600 is a multi-lense unit, i think i will receive mine in begining of next week, then i write my own review here ;-)

Hey Rui, I am going to Portugal in February, just a little break to cut the routine. More precisely I am going to Porto. I discovered that from the little airport we got in Saint Etienne (France) there are straight flight to Porto twice a week, on sunday and wednesday, so I tought of spending two days over there.

so..nobody using this scanner?

I was looking at the V600 and found this aswell as many good reviews. Good luck with yours Rui

www.flickr.com/groups/1269720@N20/discuss/72157622753647845/

so Rui, any news of the V600?

By the tracking system of SEUR, i will have mine tomorrow :)

Just arrived !!! And ... pfffffffffffffffffff

I made the biggest mistake in my poor life !!! :(((((

I read some review and they said V600 will scan large format, BUT NOT TRUE, only 120mm medium format !! Now i will sell it and buy definitively the V750.

But i made some tests, look much bether than my 8800F, nice resolution and more dynamic range.

I left here a link to my gallery in a Portuguese website, where i just publish a photo scaned with V600.

http://www.podiumfoto.com/podium.php?num_foto=16493

(not much quality photo, low speed and lack of definition in some areas, but i want to try with this one)

Just deleted that image from above post link ,

I left here this photos, scaned with 8800F and V600 to compare :

Canon 8800F : http://www.podiumfoto.com/podium.php?num_foto=16424

Epson V600 : http://www.podiumfoto.com/podium.php?num_foto=16494

Looks very similar ...

Also, can someone advice with a very good drum scanner for slides and 35 mm also in the medium budget range...

I think for scanning huge libraries of slides, which I do as working as an assistant, one needs a dedicated film scanner...or?

These are photos scanned with HP ScanJet G4050

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashoknath/sets/72157622831789684/

Dedicated film scanner with auto loader for sure.

Nikon CoolScan 5000 ED.

I think the epson has a bit more details in the shadow, look in her hair. But overall both look good for the web.

Rui hi..
I arrived here from a discussion in the Critique section.
Can you say which scanner you finally bought? Also, the Epson V600 - this is a flatbed scanner yes? So is there an adapter for the film which goes on top and comes off and on? I ask because I have had one like this using an older HP and it did not do a very good job. But your scan looks excellent..so how did you actually make the scan itself. Can you say? BTW I looked at the details for the scanner but could not fully understand how or where the negatives went.
Thanks much...Phyllis

Hi Phyllis, first i´m using before the Canon 8800f, but some time ago i read the presentation of Epson V600 and i read this scanner can scan 4x5 large format film, the i buy it and just found V600 only scan 120mm medium format, so i return it.

Now i have the Epson V700.

All this flat bad scanners use a support where you put your negatives, you can see photos in all internet to see, try Epson website , Phyllis :)

This has answered my question. I am glad to see that you are getting such great results from a flatbed scanner..and I have to add very surprised also. Usually good quality comes from a film scanner....I had read that the 700 was excellent..the reviews I mean. However, I did not realize it could do such a great job on film. For the future I am happy to know this. Thank you. Phyllis

Phyllis, the best consumer scanners is Canon 8800f, Epson V600 and V700/750 Pro. Then you have some film dedicated scanners like Hasseblad or nikon ones, but too much expensive for amateur use, and honestly i have used it and don´t see great diference from my flat bad scanners.

And for huge money, you have drum scanners, the best ones. But prices are about 50000/100000 Euros and more.

I use the Epson V750 Pro, which is a high-quality film scanner that also allows me to scan flat art work, e.g., copy prints of old photos for which I don't have the negative. It also scans transparencies up to 8"x10", of which I have a considerable number.

The notion that a scanner (mine, for instance) is not a film scanner because it is not a "dedicated" film scanner (e.g., can't copy prints of old photos for which I don't have the negative), is simply mistaken.

King, when i buy the V700, i see the only deference for V750 Pro is this one came with more software and a special glass holder for wet mounting. Is only this diference ?

I´m very happy now with V700, much bether specialy in dinamic range than my old 8800F.

I think you can get the wet mount kit as an add on for the V700.

Some comanies also make special anti newton ring mounting glass for the epson;s as well.... as Nikon does themselves for their 8000/9000 where film flatness can be an issue with the larger negs.

Now that I have a 645, I will need a scanner at some stage. THe bulk of my stuff is street and doco so 135 and my coolscan 5000 are fine. THe v600 is looking attractive - considering the lab charges 3-4 USD per high quality scan of 120 format...

In addition to those differences, the glass platen has a special anti-newton's ring coating.

Ohh, that interess to me, but ok. I already scan some diapositive film (Provia) and no newton at all, and sometimes in 8800F i have that newton rings whe i use the sheet film 4x5 directly over the plate. As 4x5" filmd don´t fit on film support of 8800F, i scan it in two parts directly over the 8800F before. Now it´s ok with the V700. Thanks, King :)

Well, if you are getting great results then this is good news for someone like me, who would love to be able to scan old photos, and get good results. I have many small photos that I took with a Nikon FE years ago, and I also have some negatives and slides, though more photos. Clearly technology has improved since I bought my second scanner...which was many years ago now. However, at the time it was an excellent scanner and it came with this adapter to scan negatives and slides, but this adapter which went onto of the scanner itself was very cumbersome and did not do a good job. When I switched to a Mac about a year and a half ago, my scanner lost some of its capabilities - because of its age. As you can imagine, I asked at various places about the scanning process and how I could improve my scans. I wrote to companies about drum scanning, but it was out of my reach financially at about 50.00 a scan. :(

At the moment, I cannot afford to make this purchase. However, in the future this will change and the information is more than helpful, because I have all these pictures that I cannot use unless I take them into Corel Painter and make a painting! :) What happens is simply this. As soon as I remove scratches, dust etc..from the photo it looks soft, like a marshmalow! So, realizing that better scans with the Epson is possible is good news.

I do have a question, since you scan photos. I have asked this question before, and have had different answers so I am very interested to know what you do since you get good quality.

When you take a small photo ( say 3 x 5) and scan it..do you change the size of the photo to the output size you would like prior to scanning..OR do you scan at the regular size and then resize 'up' in Photoshop or whatever editing program you use? I have done the former, and just want to be sure I am doing this correctly.

Thanks for this info King..very helpful.

Here is an example of a one photo that I scanned then converted to b/w from a 3 x 5. I think it shows some of the problems I have had with scanning. I had sent it to Critique for some help..some time ago..again thank..
Phyllis
http://1x.com/v2/#forum.php?action=viewtopicc&tid=14227

My Epson V750 comes with Digital Ice, but I don't use it. Being an old hand at printmaking, I'm very used to correcting blemishes, dust marks and scratches by hand and do that now in Photoshop.


I tend to scan larger than the reproduction size, then downsize the image in Photoshop.

mee to ! :-) except i do that in paint shop pro, i never learn to work with photoshop eh eh eh

Nice topic!
I am not happy with my V750 because i was expecting it to be as a dedicated film scanner or even a drum scanner, but then i know that i expect more, but all the results i've got out of it i don't feel so satisfied with, and also i asked my friend to give me his film roll which was scanned in lab with Noritsu scanner even at very low resolution but the colors and sharpness and DR way far better than the scans i did and compared to my friend's lab scans, even he told me this is just normal simple scan as if he wants higher resolution he will ask them to scan by their Imacon, in fact those scans from Noritsu are really amazing and no need for something more, just wondering if they can't scan higher with same scanner or they must go with Imacon, so i am so curious to see a comparison between Noritsu and Imacon drum scanner, for meanwhile i am still learning how to use my V750.