Epson V600 Scanner for $169 shipped

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If I lives in the US I'd buy one now, in the UK they are twice that price. If somebody wants to ship me one... ;)
 
I have no interest in scanning flatwork — just slides and negs. It's unclear to me in reading specs if the max resolution stated is for a 35mm film area or for the whole scanning surface. I've always thought that a dedicated film scanner is better for my purposes, but maybe I'm behind the times?
 
1. Any experience on the suitability of this scanner for 35mm?

2. I never know what to make of figures like, "6400 x 9600." What does that mean? It has higher resolution in one axis than the other? Why would that be, and who would want it?

3. I'm still using the original Epson 2450. It actually does a pretty good job with 6 x 6, but it sucks at 35mm. Would it be better to just get the V700? Or would it even be good enough for 35mm? The consensus around here seems to be that it isn't.
 
what are you planning on doing with the 35mm? As in, are you using this scanner to eventually do prints? Or just post online and archive your work? IMO, it works fine for the latter. I have my prints done with the actual negative anyway, but if you plan to scan 2 print, Surely the v700 is a better unit than the 600, but all around price i factored in, 600 was best for me.

Hope others can chime in
 
I printed a few 8x10s from 35 mm negatives, scanned with V600. They look gorgeous and I can probably print them even larger if I spend a little more time at processing (I usually spend <1 min pping).
 
I've been thinking of getting one of these vs paying for scanning..but I can never find good metrics on how long a scan takes at various resolutions.

I like my scans at ~1-2MB per but don't know what that equates to in scan rez..and thus no way to tell how long it would take to do 24 or 36 negs.

Can anyone supply some info on scanning times?
 
In my opinion, this scanner will create a file that makes a nice sharp print 6x the linear dimension of the original. I get excellent, sharp 12x18 inch prints from a 6x9cm negative. Another response just above says 8x10 from 35mm, and that's close to what I'm suggesting.

The "6400 x 9600" figures may be relevant in some parallel universe, but not this one. My V500 actually resolves 1400 ppi in one direction and 2000 in the other, according to my tests with a USAF target. I scan at 2400 ppi, do noise reduction, then post processing and sharpening.

Finally, my understanding is that the V500, V600, and 2450 are all about the same in terms of resolution. The lighting is different and more stable in the V series. There may be other differences. I don't think you'll get a lot better scan of 35mm from the V series than from your 2450.

If you really want to do your own 35mm scans, the Nikon Coolscans resolve very close to 4000ppi, significantly better.

Hope this is helpful.

Rob-F said:
1. Any experience on the suitability of this scanner for 35mm?

2. I never know what to make of figures like, "6400 x 9600." What does that mean? It has higher resolution in one axis than the other? Why would that be, and who would want it?

3. I'm still using the original Epson 2450. It actually does a pretty good job with 6 x 6, but it sucks at 35mm. Would it be better to just get the V700? Or would it even be good enough for 35mm? The consensus around here seems to be that it isn't.
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Here's an old but interesting review on the scanner. He may some info on that. My experience w/ various Epson scanners is that they don't take long to scan until you get to scanning 6x6 and up at high resolution.

http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson V650/page-1.html


I saw these on ebay for around $180 incl shipping. Not sure how much better it is than the older 3170 or 2450 models, but the fact that it's brand new and has a warranty, along w/ DIG/ICE, make it an attractive scanner. If you shoot a lot of B&W the DIG/ICE won't matter anyway. I wouldn't expect too much from 35mm though.
 
Chinasaur, scanning takes forever. Seriously, it's a labor of love that I only do for selected images. I recommend Precision or North Coast for excellent automated scans of basic workflow.
 
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