[X4U] Anyone familiar with this scanner?

[Zane H. Healy]

Realistically for 35mm it's almost overkill, but you won't beat the 
quality in a flatbed.  It's basically considered to be the best 
flatbed scanner out there for film, and can handle 35mm, 120, 4x5 and 
8x10 negatives.  It's also very well supported with 3rd party holders 
from http://www.betterscanning.com/  If you want to scan 4x5" or 
8x10" negatives (Large Format), they're basically the only game in 
town.

Now for the downside...  It and the V700 are the last of the Epson 
Scanners using the White Cold Cathode Florescent lamps, rather than 
LED's.  Well technically the 4490 still does as well, but I'm not 
sure why it's still around as newer models exist.

If you're only doing 35mm, you might look at the V500 or V600 models, 
as they have LED lamps, and are a fraction of the price.

I still shoot a *LOT* of film, and I currently use a Nikon Coolscan 
IV ED for 35mm, and an Epson 2450 for 120 and 4x5.  As I've yet to 
get my 8x10 camera so it can shoot anything other than photo paper 
(it's 110 years old and intended for dry glass plates), I'm still 
able to use the 2450 (which only goes up to 4x5) for it.  My hope is 
that Epson will *FINALLY* replace the V700/V750-M with a newer model 
that has the LED lamp before I *NEED* a better flatbed.  I've also 
recently started wet printing in the darkroom again, and bought a 4x5 
enlarger a couple months ago.

Zane




At 12:57 PM +0200 8/17/11, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>It's an Epson Perfection V750-M Photo Flatbed Scanner 
><http://www.adorama.com/IESV750M.html?utm_term=Other&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=Other&utm_source=rflAID021866>
>I wonder what the quality of scanned 35 mm slides is.
>
>Paul Moortgat


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