I have an Epson 3200 Perfection Photo scanner and I believe this model
is 3/4 years old. I am using it to scan my archive of 35mm negatives
and would like to upgrade it to achieve better results: reading reviews
of this scanner it sems it is highly rated for medium format negative
film upwards and this appears to be the case generally with flatbed
scanners.

I prefer not to incur the expense of a dedicated scanner - can anyone
recommend a flatbed which at the moment is as good as it gets for 35mm
negative film please - would the CanoScan 9950F or Epson Perfection
4490 Photo scanners come into this category.

Denis Boisclair
Cheshire, UK.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I prefer not to incur the expense of a dedicated scanner - can anyone
> recommend a flatbed which at the moment is as good as it gets for 35mm
> negative film please - would the CanoScan 9950F or Epson Perfection
> 4490 Photo scanners come into this category.

Epson V750. The best out there at the moment for a reasonable price.
If you want to spend moolah, you can get one of the new Kodak
flatbed scanners, can't remember the models but check their site.
The specs are out of this world, particularly the rez and DMax. But
they are expen$ive...

"Noons" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> I prefer not to incur the expense of a dedicated scanner - can anyone
>> recommend a flatbed which at the moment is as good as it gets for 35mm
>> negative film please - would the CanoScan 9950F or Epson Perfection
>> 4490 Photo scanners come into this category.
>
> Epson V750. The best out there at the moment for a reasonable price.
> If you want to spend moolah, you can get one of the new Kodak
> flatbed scanners, can't remember the models but check their site.
> The specs are out of this world, particularly the rez and DMax. But
> they are expen$ive...

Is the Nikon Coolscan V really all that much more expensive than the V750???

(This is a serious question. The prices of the Epsons are sneaking up
there.)

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan

David J. Littleboy wrote:
>
> Is the Nikon Coolscan V really all that much more expensive than the V750???
>
> (This is a serious question. The prices of the Epsons are sneaking up
> there.)

Don't think the Coolscan V is that much better than the V750,
but that may just be me. Last time I checked the CoolscanV
was nearly 200 bucks more than the V750. New prices, of course.

Given the OP asked for flatbeds, I didn't think it'd be relevant
to mention dedicated 35mm scanners. But given the vagaries
of price changes, it's probably a good idea to do so.

Agreed, Epson has certainly been edging up on $$$. To
the point where I'm seriously considering staying with
the 4990 for 6X7 and investing in a Coolscan 5K for 35mm.
If only the local agency would decide to stock it...

"David J. Littleboy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ee1do5$fnm$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Noons" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>>can anyone
>>> recommend a flatbed which at the moment is as good as it gets for 35mm
>>> negative film please
>>
>> Epson V750.
>
> Is the Nikon Coolscan V really all that much more expensive than the
> V750???
>
> (This is a serious question. The prices of the Epsons are sneaking up
> there.)
>
> David J. Littleboy
> Tokyo, Japan
>
David,
I just checked B&H.
Epson V750 for US$759.95, Nikon Coolscan 5ED for US$549.95 and Coolscan
5000ED for US$979.95.
Bob

"Bob_R" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:Bt1Ng.138$cf2.117@trndny07...
> David,
> I just checked B&H.
> Epson V750 for US$759.95, Nikon Coolscan 5ED for US$549.95 and Coolscan
> 5000ED for US$979.95.

Those Nikons are perfect for scanning those 6x6 slides and negatives I have.
;-) In all seriousness though, I think the V750 is a great all-round
scanner. It definitely does 35mm really, really well (once you apply USM
through Photoshop, otherwise it's a piece of crap).

> Those Nikons are perfect for scanning those 6x6 slides and negatives I have.
> ;-) In all seriousness though, I think the V750 is a great all-round
> scanner. It definitely does 35mm really, really well (once you apply USM
> through Photoshop, otherwise it's a piece of crap).
>
>
LOL!
AAvK

> LOL!
> AAvK

I wouldn't until you use one, I'd put the V700 up against the lower end
Nikon any day. The one I have has put a Nikon LS2000 on the shelf. The
LS2000 was refurbished by Nikon a year and a half ago, so it is in good
shape. The V700 just has more dynamic range and is just about as sharp.
If you want better quality you'd have to go to tthe LS5000 or an
LS9000. One nice thing about the V700 is the speed of scanning, I can
have 12 high res slides on my desk top in less than a half hour
including set up. The scannner will do "16bit" which edit very well. I
really think Epson has come close to producing a flat bed slide scanner
that competes with lower end dedicated slide scanners. If you are going
to print large get a dedicated slide scanner, if you are scanning for
8x10, 11x14 or mostly to be viewed on the screen, the Epsons are fine.

Tom

On 11 Sep 2006 06:01:46 -0700, "tomm42" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I wouldn't until you use one, I'd put the V700 up against the lower end
>Nikon any day. The one I have has put a Nikon LS2000 on the shelf.

Especialy when it comes to real resolution, the V700 is definitly no
match to the current Nikon scanners based on the resolution tests made
by a german magazine Ct. If you intend to do a large print of the
scan, the difference will become visible rather quickly.

Another rather important issue (especialy with slide films) is color
resolution. At least the older flatbed scanner had problems especialy
with the higher densities. There was hardly any color resolution left
once the film reaches densities >2 (slide films can reach densities
arround 3.5-4). I am currently testing a number of scanners on this
issue ( see http://www.testdata.coloraid.de ). However, so far no user
of a V700/V900 scanner did offer scanning the test slides so far.

Maybe someone here with a V750 is willing to scan the test images on
http://www.testdata.coloraid.de ? At least when it comes to color,
Nikon LS 50 test scans made of the test slides were top performers.
Even with tricky colors the scanner had very low fault levels after
profiling.

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Many thanks to everybody for their replies - these have given me the
information I need to do some more research of reviews.

Denis Boisclair
Cheshire, UK.