on 2013-09-23 10:58 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote
I've had lots of flatbed scanners, including the Epson V700. None scan 35mm slides particularly well IMO compared to the used Nikon Coolscan IV I bought in 2006 for $235.
i'm reasonably happy with my Epson 4990 for snapshot-type slide scanning; the workflow is reasonable using Vuescan, which can auto-separate the 8 slides in the bracket and optionally do IR dust removal (aka ICE); yes, you will get more resolution and dynamic range from a decent dedicated slide scanner, but my philosophy (again for "snapshot-type" slides) is to scan the lot on the flatbed, and if any are special enough to want more resolution, send just those out to a service
i once had the Coolscan LS-4000 (a lot faster and a little more dynamic range then the Coolscan IV) while trying to go to a print-less color negative workflow in the early aughts, but when i went all digital i sold the scanner for something like $400; LS-4000 eBays for much more now; Coolscan IV is cheaper because it is USB-1 only
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