adamr1699
Established
Hello RFFers,
I was wondering about your general film scanners of choice. I am going into my 4th year of study at RIT and am looking to buy my own scanner eventually. I had my heart set on an Epson v800, particularly as Epson offers a hefty 20% discount to students but of course as is my luck they discontinued the model only a few weeks ago!
They still have the v850 but the improvements over the v800 don't justify the $1150 price tag (920 with the discount) for me.
I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a good scanning solution. I am keeping my eye out for a used v800 or v700 but I am rather hesitant about a used flatbed due to the delicate nature of the hardware.
I need something that can scan up to 4x5, preferably 8x10 but that's not a requirement for me. I am happy resolution wise with what the v700 provides, I have used flextights before which are wonderful but I don't need anything quite on that level.
Let me know if you have any suggestions or what your preferred scanning solutions are and thanks!
Adam R.
I was wondering about your general film scanners of choice. I am going into my 4th year of study at RIT and am looking to buy my own scanner eventually. I had my heart set on an Epson v800, particularly as Epson offers a hefty 20% discount to students but of course as is my luck they discontinued the model only a few weeks ago!
They still have the v850 but the improvements over the v800 don't justify the $1150 price tag (920 with the discount) for me.
I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a good scanning solution. I am keeping my eye out for a used v800 or v700 but I am rather hesitant about a used flatbed due to the delicate nature of the hardware.
I need something that can scan up to 4x5, preferably 8x10 but that's not a requirement for me. I am happy resolution wise with what the v700 provides, I have used flextights before which are wonderful but I don't need anything quite on that level.
Let me know if you have any suggestions or what your preferred scanning solutions are and thanks!
Adam R.
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
It's old but the Microtek i900 can do a glassless negative scan up to 8x10.
Phil Forrest
Phil Forrest