On 14-Jun-09 09:02, Preston Earle wrote: > So, after this discussion of drivers, etc., does anyone have any experience > in actually using this scanner. I need to replace my ScanDual III so I can > scan 40 or so rolls of old 35mm b&w negatives. Will this scanner scan 35-mm > negs to give results similar to a filmscanner? I don't have any confidence > that equipment specs will adequately answer that question and would like to > hear some actual experience.
I cannot give you a definitive answer. The only film I have run through the Epson has been very old negative stock and filmstrips that have been badly degraded by time. The originals were not sharp. I'm not sure where you could accomplish this but you need to run a sample of what you'll be scanning on an Epson to be sure it will satisfy your requirements. ICE worked well enough to eliminate superficial scratches but I had additional work in Photoshop to fully restore accurate color. My restorations probably look better than the originals did. I tried some samples on a borrowed Dimage ScanElite 5400 II and didn't like the results compared to what I obtained from the Epson. If I needed extreme sharpness (not applicable for the work I'm currently doing) I would have bought an Epson V750 instead of the V500. There are a handful of websites that provide detailed objective reviews. I suggest no relying on anyone's anecdotal evidence including mine. -- Cary Enoch Reinstein, Enoch's Vision Inc. http://www.enochsvision.com Blog: http://www.enochsvision.net - "Behind all these manifestations is the one radiance, which shines through all things. The function of art is to reveal this radiance through the created object." (Joseph Campbell) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to listser...@halftone.co.uk, with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
