On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Russell Senior <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> "Denis" == Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> writes: > > Russell> I got an EPSON Perfection V700 Photo about a year ago. I > Russell> don't know what SANE rates it as, but using SANE it works > Russell> great for me. I've scanned prints and slides and other stuff > Russell> as well. -- Russell Senior > > Denis> Thanks Russell. SANE gives it a "GOOD" rating. I guess I had > Denis> better expand my search to include "GOOD". $600 seems a bit > Denis> high, but it does sound like a great machine. > > I think I paid something like $540 for it a year ago. Something > closer to $500 than $600, anyway. And that generated an *ouch* > response from me as well, but having endured the pain and then > forgotten about it (like, apparently, child-birth or something), I'm > happy _now_. > > I typically open Gimp, then open the scanner from Gimp, the scans go > straight to Gimp, I can clean up the edges, adjust colors, etc, and > save from there.
In looking at the specs and the reviews, it seems like a good choice if you get a good unit--a number of people complained about having to return their first one (from NewEgg). No other current Epson scanners capable of slides are listed in SANE. They seem to take some time to catch up with the manufacturers. Have you ever tried scanning a bunch of slides at once--does GIMP get each slide separately, or do you need to split them up manually? -Denis _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
