Advantages: Excellent Scan Quality, Rapid Results. Disadvantages: Very Poor Reference Guide, Noisy, No Power Switch, edges of Scan Bed Missed From Scan
the case but how am I to know? It still leaves me with a feeling of unease.
After all this it could be assumed that I'm not impressed with the Perfection 2580 Photo. Odd to say this is not the case.
The reason for this is that the quality of the scans is very, very good and they are produced very rapidly. The pictures are crisp and clear and the colours very acceptable. A 7X4 inch print for example scans at 300 dpi in 8 seconds, 13 seconds at 400dpi and 65 seconds at 800 dpi.
Resolution goes all the way up to 12,800 dpi. A full size 6 X 4 would take some time at this sort of figure but I can't imagine any circumstance where you'd want to do this. A tiny 10mm square surviving scrap of an 80 year old picture scanned at this resolution in 30 seconds and filled a 19 inch screen at only 17% of its full size. A scanned 35mm negative ...
Advantages: Versatile scanner for more detailed reproduction Disadvantages: A bit bulky
I had an Epsonperfection 1650 and it was long over due for a replacement upgrade. As I never had any real problems with my previous Epson I decided I would stick with the same brand an go for the Perfection V700 - a scanner designed specifically for photo scanning but that also acts as an all-purpose scanner. It incorporates Twain and WIA drivers that let you scan from most compatible programs. There also an optical character recognition (OCR) program that converts text images into a document that is in an editable format. The V700 has a maximum resolution of 6,400 pixels per inch, significantly higher than the 2,400-ppi or 3,600-ppi maximum of many dedicated film scanners available at the time of purchase. It was certainly a considerable improvement on my previous scanner. It handles 35mm film, 120 negatives, 1/4 plate negatives ...
Advantages: Excellent quality when scanning slides and negatives Disadvantages: Professional mode could cause problems for the novice used
I bought a 4490 specifically to use for scanning slides and negatives. There is no doubt that this scanner is an excellent item for those people that want a professional looking job at a very good price.
Previously I had the Epson 2480 and although this was good, it is no match for the 4490,expected really with the time elasped between the release of the models.
With the resolution set at least 2400dpi and with only unsharp mask and colour restoration selected the faded slides and neagatives were nearly as new.
There are a few points that should be noted. If you are a novice and just want to scan something quickly without having to set different functions this may not be a scanner for you. By selecting colour restoration and Background correction when they are not needed, you can have a negative effect on what would have been ...
The EPSON Perfection 3200 brings high-quality film scanning with the flexibility of a flatbed scanner. Offering an optical resolution of 3200x6400 dpi, it also features a built-in 4"x9" Transparency Unit and a custom-developed ASIC for high-speed film scans. The 4"x9" Transparency Unit makes the Perfection 3200 ideal for medium and large format film, and it can also scan up to twelve 35mm originals at a time, making it the ideal solution for both photography enthusiasts and professionals. At home or in businesses it is a flexible high-quality scanner for general-purpose use. A high optical density and 48-bit color recognition means that excellent reproduction quality is guaranteed, and the subtlest variations are recognized. Boasting both USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and IEEE1394 (FireWire) interfaces the Perfection 3200 Photo is compatible with both PCs and Apple Macintosh computers. Combined with the custom ASIC chip for transparency scanning, the Perfection 3200 Photo is approximately three times the speed of its predecessor, the Perfection 2450 Photo. Different interface configurations are available to suit home, amateur and advanced users.
