Bill- I'm not sure where you got your prices, but I purchased an Epson 1660 Photo for $180 at Circuit City a few weeks ago.
I'd definitely say this one is a keeper for the price- scans at 1600dpi (35mm negatives) come out quite nice, although making sure the negatives are dust free and clean is rather difficult. I haven't printed from it yet and will do so in the coming weeks, once I get some of my negatives scanned and burned to CD so I can print at my friend's place on his Epson printer (2450?). Another one to consider is the 2400- has the resolution of the 2450 without all of the features, still has a transparency adapter IIRC. Should be about $50 less than the $400 2450. I tried the Canon 1250U2F before the Epson- the software in the Canon was nicer, I thought, and it came with more bundled software, but the scans were nowhere near the quality of the Epson, although the Epson was $30 more and that has to be taken into consideration. I don't use med/lg. format, so I can't speak to the suitability of these scanners for that purpose, but I hope this info is useful to someone. I haven't bought a dedicated film scanner due to lack of funds and am pleasantly surprised that this flatbed seems to be adequate enough at least for reviewing photos and small prints, which was my intended purpose (will print 8x10"s the conventional way, once I figure out which photos are worthy from the Lime Rock Vintage Festival). Taka --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.391 / Virus Database: 222 - Release Date: 9/19/02
