Looking forward to hearing about your experience. In poking around since the last time this thread popped up it seems the Epson 4990 or V700/750 are the best game in town for flatbeds, then you move up to the Nikon 9000, then drums scanners ($$$$=ouch).
Epson 4990
Just got it last night. I'm already glad I did. having the ability to make some basic settings before each scan is going to be a lifesaver.
Before I purchased it I had some slides scanned at the local camera shop ('delux' scans... $1.75 per slide) some were ok but some were way off. Look at this poor guy. The tequilia has made him green and his shirt is glowing!
Here is the same slide with the 4990 + about a minute worth of tweaks. I'm sure it can get much better but already night and day from the automated scan.
The Digital ICE technology is amazing but it adds a lot of time to each scan. It also makes the 'warm-up' times much much longer. If you're only dealing with dust, a soft brush and puff of air is way faster!
DigiEyE, From what I see it's apparently VueScan and SilverFast. The Epsons come with some variety of SilverFast depending on the model you get (ofthen this is the only difference), from the limited SE in standard models to the full-blown Ai in the Pro models. I've used an old version of SilverFast with an old Perfection 2450 and *much* prefer it over Epson's own software.
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For example, in digital editing it’s usually CS2.
Just got it last night. I'm already glad I did. having the ability to make some basic settings before each scan is going to be a lifesaver.
Before I purchased it I had some slides scanned at the local camera shop ('delux' scans... $1.75 per slide) some were ok but some were way off. Look at this poor guy. The tequilia has made him green and his shirt is glowing!
Here is the same slide with the 4990 + about a minute worth of tweaks. I'm sure it can get much better but already night and day from the automated scan.
The Digital ICE technology is amazing but it adds a lot of time to each scan. It also makes the 'warm-up' times much much longer. If you're only dealing with dust, a soft brush and puff of air is way faster!
DigiEyE, From what I see it's apparently VueScan and SilverFast. The Epsons come with some variety of SilverFast depending on the model you get (ofthen this is the only difference), from the limited SE in standard models to the full-blown Ai in the Pro models. I've used an old version of SilverFast with an old Perfection 2450 and *much* prefer it over Epson's own software.
http://www.chrislaudermilkphoto.com/