Going from an Epson V370 to a Canon 9000f II: experiences and alternatives?

[Whateverist]

EDIT: The answer was "take a left turn in the Epson isle and get a V550"

At the moment I shoot 35mm black and white and scan the negatives with an Epson V370 which does double duty as my daily document scanner. I'm happy with the results as they are good enough for 4x6 prints and occasionally A4 depending on the negative. For proper printing I get scans at a lab with a dedicated fim scanner.

Now I'm moving into medium format, which the V370 can't scan. If I want to get even lowest-resolution proof scans at the lab I'm looking at 10 euros/roll which at one roll per week makes a medium-format scanner look tempting.

The 9000f II seems to be getting good reviews and can be had for more than 100 euros below the price of an equivalent Epson (which I suppsoe would be the V600 series).

Is this a good choice? I'd be using it to scan 35mm and 120 in black and white, occassional colour, for small home prints and digital copies.

If anyone has experiences with either this scanner or knows some good alternatives, Im all ears.

 

[xvvvz]

Wow. 100 Euros is a huge price difference. I prefer the V500/550/600 for the higher film suspension height (less chance of Newton Rings) and slightly better standard software but those things are not worth 100 more Euro. If there is a Craigslist or similar (https://www.craigslist.org/about/sites) for your location, have you tried to find a good used Epson 4990, V700 or V750? You might be able to find one of those for the price of a new Canon.

Doug

 

[CliveC]

I own the first 9000F. I don't find it to be sufficient for 35mm scans. The only consumer flatbed that can is the Epson V700/V750.

 

[Whateverist]

Wow. 100 Euros is a huge price difference. I prefer the V500/550/600 for the higher film suspension height (less chance of Newton Rings) and slightly better standard software but those things are not worth 100 more Euro. If there is a Craigslist or similar (https://www.craigslist.org/about/sites) for your location, have you tried to find a good used Epson 4990, V700 or V750? You might be able to find one of those for the price of a new Canon.

Doug

V600 is €299, Canon is €209. I can't even seem to find a V7XX for sale (Belgium, by the way).

I don't find it to be sufficient for 35mm scans. The only consumer flatbed that can is the Epson V700/V750.

Insufficient for print, or overall?

 

[Prest_400]

V600 is €299, Canon is €209. I can't even seem to find a V7XX for sale (Belgium, by the way).

Insufficient for print, or overall?

Take a look at the V550. IIRC it is a V600 without a copy of photoshop elements. I was able to get one for 215€ in amazon germany (with shipping out of germany).
I did get crazy at the 99-120$ refurbished prices on US. BTW, in Germany there were Refurbished units too for about 120€, but they didn't ship abroad (BeNeLux maybe yes).

I bought it mainly for Medium Format, shooting 6x9 and allowing me more control over scanning and output compared to lab scans.
35mm is a bit of a chore. 12 frames (2 strips) takes about 45min to scan at 2400ppi. Scans are Ok, but if you look close to a 8x10"-20x30cm sized print you can see its limitations.

 

[Chromacomaphoto]

If your only reason for upgrading is to scan 120, and you are happy with your current 35mm scanning options then maybe try some jury rigging with your current kit to scan MF. Those larger negs are so much easier to get good results out of if you just want web use or prints of 8 X 10 or less.

I scanned this on a regular (non photographic) Canon flatbed scanner from five years ago at 2400 dpi using an Ipad set to a blank white screen as my background light source and a piece of good quality glass. I know this is heresy to some people but for small and simple uses, you can get great results from the larger negs with surprisingly simple kit and a bit of experimenting. I'm not trying to say that this scan is amazing or anything, just that it's easily meeting my standards for what I want to use it for and was achieved with simple stuff that many of us might already have around the house.

 

[Hatchetman]

I also have the first version 9000F. I'd say it is marginal for 35mm, satisfactory for 120. The price is right though. Most of the photos in my Flickr account are scanned negatives with the 9000F.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/22953190@N07/

 

[Whateverist]

35mm is a bit of a chore. 12 frames (2 strips) takes about 45min to scan at 2400ppi. Scans are Ok, but if you look close to a 8x10"-20x30cm sized print you can see its limitations.

The time isn't an issue, I just let that run in the background. 8x10 is bigger than I print anyway, so if that size holds up it looks like the V550 might be a good option.

Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Prest_400]

The time isn't an issue, I just let that run in the background. 8x10 is bigger than I print anyway, so if that size holds up it looks like the V550 might be a good option.

Thanks for the suggestion!

You are welcome!

Indeed that's the way to scan, just after adjusting in software let it do.
I forgot to mention that for scans without ICE it runs quite faster.


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[Whateverist]

Went with the V550, and it seems to be fine for my needs. Thanks again for the tip!