Anyone using the Epson V700 yet?

[Simon Larbalestier]

I am impatiently waiting for the V750... anyone know when it is comming out?

Me too. I heard from Epsom UK it was released last month but it's been slow to get to dealers......

there are third party companies making frame holders for brand name flatbeds
here's one of them:

http://www.betterscanning.com/

 

[ghost]

looking at the photo-i review, i still prefer film scanners or dslrs. the former will give you enlargeability that dslrs and flatbeds don't offer, and the latter gives you great workflow. if you want to post pics online or make small prints, go for an older model.

 

[PaulDalex]

I have a 4870 and I am very unhappy with it. The software is a shame and gave me a crash so severe I had to reformat. It refuses to recognise my whole ram (4GB). Besides, this kind of scanner neither focus nor keep the film flat and the results are very poor. I read an extremely negative review on the V700, so I will stay clear of it.
The real point is how much the various brands mind demand for better scanner. Minolta is no more, there are a lot of complains on Nikons that are not addressed by them with new models. I suspect they want us to give up film and our old photos as well, and buy a plastic digital gadget instead.
By the way, I have problems with printers too and no clear upgrade path. The 4800 cost in Europe 2 times as in the States. I am really stuck
Regards
pistach

 

[Gid]

In answer to some of the questions raised with regard to Silverfast.

SE does not allow batch scanning. AI does. You have to select each frame and you can then set the treatment and output size for those frames individually. You can then add each frame to a job scheduler with which you select the output file type (Tiff, Jpeg etc), the naming convention and the save location. Press go and then walk away. Epson's thumnail mode is easier for selection, but then you're stuck with applying the same treatment to each frame. Silverfast also seems a bit faster than the Epson software.

I've had reasonable results from both the Epson and Silverfast - Silverfast seems best for negs - colour and B&W and the Epson for slides (based on some recent scans of some 35mm Astia). I've printed some of the better 35mm at 15x10 and have been very pleased with the results and level of detail present.

BTW I use an Epson 4990.

 

[europanorama]

epson 2400 or 2450-forget both. i have a large 20x enlargement here plus one made by 4990. its just day and nignht. at both scans very sharp colornegative sitting on the glass. we will see how resolution will be when using all those holders. btw i will work with julio fernandez(scanmax-wetmounting/lumina fluid(which is not dangerous and of new design). he will then offer all kind of panoramic masks. i will provide him or others with test-colornegatives-large ones 6x24cm which could be cut down then to test different scanners. i guess top-quality 15x18x or more emöargements can be achieved by v700.
i would buy v700 plus scanmx-wetmounting kit. users in europe or outside america/canada-continent must wait 3 weeks for seashipping that fluid. it will be destroyed when airmailing.

 

[srtiwari]

epson 2400 or 2450-forget both. i have a large 20x enlargement here plus one made by 4990. its just day and nignht. at both scans very sharp colornegative sitting on the glass. we will see how resolution will be when using all those holders.

Sorry, but could you be a bit less 'telegraphic' as I am interested but cannot quite follow. So, was the 4990 good ?, but then what does "both scans very sharp " mean if"its night and day" ?

Subhash