Darren, seriously. Time I have in abundance. ;-) Well, I've been looking at more Plustek samples. I have yet to find any high resolution images from it online, the low-res ones I've found have looked okay.
But some of the Plustek scans I've found exhibit the same kind of digital artifacting that had me so upset at that pro lab a few months back. So I guess those are out. I don't mind the older scanners. But I have to say that I'm leaning very heavily in favor of just getting an Epson flatbed. In fact I'm thinking probably the V300. I found a fellow on flickr who gives everyone access to his original files scanned with that scanner. And the 4800dpi scans are impressive for an $80 device. They are a bit soft, but 4800dpi equates to 14x22 inches at 300dpi so a little softness is to be expected from a 35mm frame. His highlights are usually blown and exhibit some nasty chromatic aberration, but I believe that's a fleshware problem rather than anything to do with the scanner itself. Here's a link to the photo I'm referring: http://www.flickr.com/photos/piscue/5000643879/ Thanks for all the thoughts so far. On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Nick David Wright > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Yes, I'm piddling around about film scanners again. >> I'm considering four models. Thought I'd ask you all's opinions. >> >> Epson V300 or V500. New, but flatbed. >> >> Plustek 7400. New. Dedicated film scanner. But who the heck is Plustek? >> >> Canoscan FS4000. Trusted brand. Great scanner. Very old tech ... will >> it even work with a current computer? > > For web resolution work, flatbeds work well enough and are convenient. > But not for prints, imo, unless you are using something like an Epson > 700 and medium format film. For 35mm, you want a dedicated film > scanner. > > Both the Plustek OpticFilm 7400 and Canon FS4000 are supported by > VueScan on Mac OS X and Windows. (The Canon can also be used on > Linux). The Plustek requires you install the manufacturer's driver. > The Canon driver is supplied by VueScan and there are notes on the > website as to how to install it properly. I'd take the Canon on that > basis. See http://www.hamrick.com/ for VueScan information. > > I currently have two film scanners: a Nikon Coolscan IV ED and a > Minolta Scan Dual II. Both work extremely well. I drive both with > VueScan. I'll sell the Minolta if you're interested (the Nikon has a > much more robust APS film carrier, which I need). > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.net/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
