RFF's Best Flatbed Scanners for 2013?

[xvvvz]

>>has anyone converted it to USB 3 or firewire or ?<<

It already has IEEE 1394 (FireWire). USB 3.0 wouldn't be worth the effort.

Doug

 

[seblock]

My vote is for the 9000f, clearly best bang for the buck!

+ fast, reliable, handles 35mm and mf, easy to use with all devices, quality is ok
- its a flatbed, silverfast se is a joke

Cheers!
Seb

 

[Vics]

I bought a V500 new for $147. I just need 35mm and 120, and I only post, never print. I'm perfectly happy with it for my purposes. If I shoot something than needs to be printed large, I'll take it to a lab to be scanned big and printed big.

 

[benlees]

V700. 4x5 holders for the win!

 

[stompyq]

All of these scanners are flawed from a technical perspective compared to scanning using a DSLR. I have a Epson V700 and even with the better scanning ANR glass the epson is easily beaten by my Nikon D7000 when i use it as a scanner. The gulf in quality is probably much greater if a D800 were to be used.

 

[Stuart John]

I bought a v500 a few years ago. It's OK not great. I scan mostly 35mm film with a bit of 120. I've made a few 8x10 prints from 35mm scans of trix negs. They are not as detailed as a tradition darkroom print but the ease of manipulation in software makes it worth it sometimes for smaller 5x7 inch prints.
Here is one from my Leica IIIa canned with v500.

 

[steviegy]

Why has Epson seemed to have stopped flatbed scanner development. If they could of built on the v700/750 we might have had a really workable scanner by now

 

[mansio]

Why has Epson seemed to have stopped flatbed scanner development. If they could of built on the v700/750 we might have had a really workable scanner by now

just looked around the 2013 aio printers seem to have ceased film scanning capability at all in favor of: 1. disc printing 2. duplex. i supposed the additional they can't justify the cost on manufacturing/R&D.

 

[CameraQuest]

Why has Epson seemed to have stopped flatbed scanner development. If they could of built on the v700/750 we might have had a really workable scanner by now

presumably lack of sales = no new upgraded scanners

be glad we can still buy the V700 / V750
bet in a few years they will be gone too
possibly with no replacements

Stephen