> Can anyone recommend a currently available "artist quality" scanner > that will work with my G4 MDD running OS X 10.3 (and probably will > upgrade to 10.4)? I did check the archives, but the related topics are > a little dated. >
The most important thing in a scanner is the Dmax which gives the range the scanner covers from light to dark. For Artist Quality the higher Dmax the better. At our local community college I have used the Epson 10000XL that is a 12 X 17 Graphic Arts scanner hooked into a Mac graphic arts lab. I really liked it but at $2500 it is very expensive. It's Dmax is 3.8 and it now is an older product. The one I would recommend is a V700, a current model. It has a Dmax of 4.0, is new $547 from Epson and is a 6400 X 9600 DPI scanner. My photography teacher, at the community college, bought one for himself. It covers 8.5 X11 inches. I thnk you could find it cheaper. I lucked out this last trip and got an Epson 4490 Photo from Goodwill for $10. It is a current but older model with a Dmax of 3.4 and is 4800 X 9600 DPI model, also 8.5 X 11 inches. These are all 48 bit color depth. and all have Digital ICE. There is the V500 but it is the upgrade of the 4490 and only has a Dmax of 3.4, nowhere near as good as the V700. I would recommend the Epson Perfection V700. Paxton -- Paxton Hoag Astoria, OR USA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
