 Synthia B. Miller |
Buying a new scanner I'm looking to buy a new scanner... mine just bit the dust and if anyone has advice on a reliable scanner for a decent price, please pass it on! I don't use it much as I shoot all digital but occasionally we get requests to edit a photo that someone else shot... in which case we need to be able to make a decent scan and do major Photoshop touchups. Thanks in advance. -S
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Paul Tobeck |
The Epson Perfection 4000 series are all good for photography scans and they do slides and negatives as well as prints. The prices range from $199 for the 4190 up to $499 for 4990. They all scan at 4800 dpi and the main difference is the software included. The higher end scanners come with Digital Ice which helps a ton cleaning up dust spots automatically.
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Synthia B. Miller |
Thanks Paul. Somewhere recently I'd read that Scanmaker has a new scanner out that's decent and a great price. Does anyone know anything about it?
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doug Nelson |
Nikon and Minolta have 35mm film scanners in the $500 range. If you want to be able to scan medium format as well, look at the newest Epson flatbed photo quality scanner. However, don't expect the scan quality from a flatbed when scanning 35mm that you'd get from a dedicated 35mm scanner. Epson may have address this problem with their newest (post-4990) scanner, but I haven't used one or read a review. Its not just the machine you have to be concerned about, its the software. If you scan slides, you'll need a better scanning software than that furnished with most scanners. Epson DOES offer a version of Silverfast with their high end scanners. You'll also need some experience in color correction, as many scans, like digital raw images, are a bit off. The solution is in knowledgable use of the CURVES tool in Photoshop. You might consider using a "service bureau" ( a quaint graphic arts term) to scan occasional jobs using a very high end drum scanner. Although expensive, expert scanning will save you time.
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Synthia B. Miller |
Doug, thanks for the input. You sound like you have some serious experience! -S
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John Douven |
You could try Canon's CANOSCAN 9950F which has FARE technology for fixing photos, negatives, slides. It can scan 30 negatives in one go. If you select all the possible "fix up" options the scanner will be working for the next few hours. I can only suggest the Australian price of about $700. Good scanner though!
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