EPSON 4490 Users Comments please!

I literally just got my 4490 today. I can't afford the 4990, plain and simple.

Note that the new 700 and 750 are not replacements for the 4990, but actually a line completely above and beyond current models. At those prices they should be.

If anyone is interested in a little controlled scanner off, I could try:

35mm on Nikon IV, Epson 3200, 4490, and 4990
Medium format on Epson 3200, 4490, and 4990

For slides and b&w negatives. Maybe I can borrow a friend's MF c-41 stuff if there's that much interest.

I might also be able to wrangle a scan or two out of an Imacon.

Any interest?

allan
 
ok, I just looked up the new scanners that Epson is coming out with.. the V700, in particular

one review said that it's a great scanner, but not the best.. the one feature that makes it stand out from the crowd is the optical resolution of 6400 dpi.. but the reviewers still prefered the Canoscan 9950F for image quality

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1931776,00.asp

the price of the V700 is $550... basically the same as the 4990.. so if you were considering that model, I'd probably suggest the V700 instead.. but I think I'll be picking up a 4490 in the next week or two
 
just grabbed mine today...the neg carriers suck and are finicky make sure your negs are completely straight before trying to get them in. Im running a mac g4 1.33 with 768 megs of ram and it takes a few min to say the least. Plan on spending some time doing this, this is what I can tell so far 40 mins out of the box. The scanner did come with photoshop elements which was nice because I only have photoshop on my PC.
 
I havent been able to get a scan yet...just an error...hmm this is not fun I hope I can get this worked out...
 
alright im a total dumb a** haha...wow dont know how i missed that...I had to take a piece off the scanner so it could scan negs...
 
flipflop said:
Hi,
I am currently thinking of buying an epson 4490. !
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This scanner was discussed several times here, I believe to rember 2 threads at least. There I posted my comments and my results , best you search for the scanner name over all forums. One thread has been in the darkrom forum btw.
Very good machine for the money btw. My album "in a former life.." is all 4490.

bertram
 
Feel free to PM me, flipflop. The holders are a little funky, I'm working on anti-newton glass "flatteners". Make sure you turn off the USM for your scans-it defaults to "on" .
 
Kaiyen, I'd like to see the results. I've done the 4490, Minolta DSIV vs Frontier to a great etent-it's a lot of work!
 
flipflop said:
just grabbed mine today...the neg carriers suck and are finicky make sure your negs are completely straight before trying to get them in. Im running a mac g4 1.33 with 768 megs of ram and it takes a few min to say the least. Plan on spending some time doing this, this is what I can tell so far 40 mins out of the box. The scanner did come with photoshop elements which was nice because I only have photoshop on my PC.
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you might look at...

http://home.earthlink.net/~dougfisher/holder/mfholder.html
 
Allan, yes very interested :)

flipflop, good first scan! Looks like contrast is too strong, though. I have a feeling you'll be up all night scanning and trying to figure out optimum settings ;)

How long did the scan take?
 
jano,
the scan didnt take too long...maybe 1 min per image...I do a preview before doing the scan...takes about 2 min per scan with the preview and this is at 3200 dpi..jpeg
 
yeah its been a long week...midterms...im tired but I want to scan...so watching fbi files and scanning...work tomorrow, most of my friends had the luxury of actually doing something fun on springbreak...me...i gotta work...
 
I'll try and get my little comparison done this coming week. I will have to ask my friend with the 4990 to help out, but otherwise I can do the CS IV, 4490 and 3200 myself. All will be done with Vuescan, at 48bit color negative.

we'll see...
allan
 
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