Plustek vs Epson V700

[jvr]

BTW, the reason why I chose that crop site was because grain was apparent enough to illustrate my point.

To be totally fair with the Multi Pro, I will also post some crops of the tree bark where I focused:

Epson:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3gzlbnu822mhgjo/gTtuwkec6m#f:Epson Crop Tree.jpg

Minolta (with Scanhancer):
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3gzlbnu822mhgjo/gTtuwkec6m#f:Minolta Crop Tree.jpg

Both sharpened with Nik Sharpener Pro, for a good result (different settings).
Going above that amount of sharpening with the Minolta (even with the Scanhancer) will show too much grain.

The problem with the grain gets more complicated with higher ISO B&W film.
Sometimes I really prefer the V700 scans, they will have better tonality, just because grain doesn't show so much.

As the BetterScanning 120 holder was a major step for my V700, the Scanhancer is also very important for the Multi Pro.

 

[d_ross]

BTW, the reason why I chose that crop site was because grain was apparent enough to illustrate my point.

To be totally fair with the Multi Pro, I will also post some crops of the tree bark where I focused:

Epson:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3gzlbnu822mhgjo/gTtuwkec6m#f:Epson Crop Tree.jpg

Minolta (with Scanhancer):
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3gzlbnu822mhgjo/gTtuwkec6m#f:Minolta Crop Tree.jpg

Both sharpened with Nik Sharpener Pro, for a good result (different settings).
Going above that amount of sharpening with the Minolta (even with the Scanhancer) will show too much grain.

The problem with the grain gets more complicated with higher ISO B&W film.
Sometimes I really prefer the V700 scans, they will have better tonality, just because grain doesn't show so much.

As the BetterScanning 120 holder was a major step for my V700, the Scanhancer is also very important for the Multi Pro.

I think that clearly goes to show that unless your extremely uptight about pixel peeping either of these scanners is going to give great results, and reinforces that finding equipment that suits your work is more important than simply buying the most expensive equipment. And that how it's done rather than what it's done on is equally important.