Epson 4490 or V500 Scanners

[Ikontafan]

OK, I'll try one more time to post this correctly!

Any advice on an Epson 4490, V500 , or any other scanner for 35mm up to 6x9? (mostly 120 film)

Thanks! RB

 

[wray]

Well, here's a 35mm shot taken this Sunday and scanned on my V500

 

[jano]

I've got the 4490. Quality of these flatbeds seems to be hit-n-miss. The first I had good results, but it only completed a scan half-way through. The second is very soft, even when shimming, a total POS.

 

[kipkeston]

I'm having medium format issues at the moment with the 4490. Sometimes it's just streaks other times it's as bad as this

best of luck

 

[mike kim]

this was scanned with an epson 4490 (6x6, taken with a rolleiflex 2.8f and portra 400nc)

 

[jan normandale]

RB I see you've only 15 posts so may I suggest you use the search function here at RFF. You will find a lot on these scanners. To get you started here's a link on the V500 http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49032

Here's a MF shot of mine scanned on the 4490

 

[jan normandale]

I'm having medium format issues at the moment with the 4490. Sometimes it's just streaks other times it's as bad as this

best of luck

I think this might be a software issue, a re-install may get rid of that.

 

[wray]

I have never experienced any difficulties with either a 4490 or my V500.

Here's a Portra 160 vc shot

An old Ektachrome slide

 

[Ororaro]

Ray, great shots! Your late portra series are outstanding. You're mastering the scanners!

How's life? You should post more often.

 

[wray]

Ned, comment ça va? So, you saw my Portra shots of the colored material? I've been following your new stuff - by the way when are you going to post it to your site? I noticed that you've been shooting quite a bit of color. Love it!

 

[michaelging]

I do not have a 4490 , but I do have the 4990 and its scans great. I just hate the 35mm holder though, and that keeps me using the Nikon 9000 at work more than my 4990 at home .

 

[Ororaro]

Ned, comment ça va? So, you saw my Portra shots of the colored material? I've been following your new stuff - by the way when are you going to post it to your site? I noticed that you've been shooting quite a bit of color. Love it!

Of course I saw! I follow your posts, Chris and Beezle's as much as I can.

My site? I totally forgot about it. I'll change it soon-Lots of pics need to be deleted 🙂

 

[Tuolumne]

I do not have a 4490 , but I do have the 4990 and its scans great. I just hate the 35mm holder though, and that keeps me using the Nikon 9000 at work more than my 4990 at home .

I too use the 4990. No complaints. It works fine with no fiddling. I much prefer Epson's own software to any third party stuff I've tried, like Vuescan or Silverfish (or whatever it's called). I do use the Better Scanning film holders and anti-newton glass which give great results and to me are well worth the relatively modest expense.

Attached is a sample I did tonight. Ilford 3200, medium format, Mamiya 7II 150mm lens.

/T

 

[kipkeston]

I think this might be a software issue, a re-install may get rid of that.

I've reinstalled, tried vuescan, and tried a different computer. It's ok.

 

[Ikontafan]

Jan--Thanks, I didn't know that! RB

 

[foto_fool]

Web posts don't do the MF scans justice, but here is a 2x3 crop of a shot (180/4.5 Super on the Mamiya C3, Delta 100 souped in D76) scanned on the V500 using the Epson software and betterscanning holder with the ANR glass insert. I love this setup.

 

[gdi]

Web posts don't do the MF scans justice, but here is a 2x3 crop of a shot (180/4.5 Super on the Mamiya C3, Delta 100 souped in D76) scanned on the V500 using the Epson software and betterscanning holder with the ANR glass insert. I love this setup.

Mamiya Medium Format... that reminds me, I have one of those!

Yes, the web doesn't do justice to them, but we can try! Nice shots!

In honor of the demise of HIE 😱 - the closet substitute I've found...

 

[foto_fool]

Love that last shot! The aura on the bodies in the sun adds a surreal quality to the image. Is that one of the newer IR films? Which one and how processed?

 

[gdi]

John - its Efke 820 IR in my Mamiya 7II. Processed in Tmax for (I believe 7 minutes, I have to check my notes). It is fantastic film but really slow - I rated it about 3-6 with an R72 filter.

It has the glow but very little grain compared to HIE. I hope Efke will keep this around a long time, losing HIE is a disaster...

 

[M. Valdemar]

Hasselblad, 60mm lens, incandescent light, Konica Centuria ISO 400 film.

Scanned with Epson 4490 and Vuescan: