I am saving my pennies for an Epson 4870. I have access to one at the moment (limited access), and I've gotten some very good results with it. I scanned a bunch of my father's old MF negatives earlier in the week, and hopefully I'll get a chance this weekend to scan some more, and get a gallery up. It'll scan 4x5 as well, and I'll be trying that out with a couple of negatives soon. The last couple of PESO's I've posted have been scanned on it.
Digital ICE or an equivalent hardware scratch/dust removal system will slow down the scans a LOT, but is well worth having. I wouldn't look at a scanner that doesn't have it. -Mat On 11/23/05, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ultimately I am trying to decide if it is worth spending the money > > (probably around $400) myself to buy a flatbed scanner with the > > ability to do a half decent scan of medium format...or should I > > continue to let the lab do it. > > If they are cropping, forget them. Get a flatbed like the > epsons that do transparancies. I think you can get one > for less than $400 new....I have had both a 2450 and a 3200 > that performed great with no problems for quite a few years > now...
