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Advantages: Epson
Disadvantages: Epson

After using this product for a few months I have not so far come up against any reliability issues but only time will tell. I therefore would recommend the product. However, always think carefully as to whether you actually really need something before you buy it. We buy so many things nowadays that we don't really need. It's a great little device with plenty of features that I would highly recommend. This really is a wonderful piece of kit that ...
...good. However, always think carefully as to whether you actually really need something before you buy it. We buy so many things nowadays that we don't really need. Technical Details: Max Supported Media Size: 216 x 297 mm Dimensions (WxDxH): 30.8 cm x 50.3 cm x 15.3 cm Weight: 6.6 kg Resolution: 16-bit (64K grey levels) / 48-bit colour External Resolution: 16-bit (64K grey levels) / 48-bit colour Optical Resolution: 6400 dpi x 9600 dpi Interpolated ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent scan quality, Full version of SilverFast Ai
Disadvantages: Little Diffrence from V700, Film holders are a little flimsy for a pro scanner.

...as follows :- The Epson V700 Photo scanner was trageted at the high end consumer. Whereas the V750 is targeted for the more professional user. The V750 has an Anti-Reflection Optical Coating as well as CCD Glass to help reduce the ammount of reflection. These are Features that Only a professional would look for when buying this type of product and are not all needed for you casual high end consumer in my opinion. The V750 also includes a full version ...
...I recomend sticking with the EPSON brand but selecting a newer model. SPECIFICATION Scanner Type Flatbed color image scanner with Epson Dual Lens System®, High-Pass Optics and Digital ICE™ Technologies Photoelectric Device Color Epson MatrixCCD™ line sensor Optical Resolution Epson Dual Lens System, 4800 dpi and 6400 dpi Hardware Resolution 4800 x 9600 dpi, 6400 x 9600 dpi with Micro Step Drive™ technology Maximum Resolution 12,800 x 12,800 ... Read review

Advantages: Relatively fast, Dust removal works, Quality equal to dedicated film scanners, Dmax of 4
Disadvantages: Power hungry, occasional mis-scans, only 8 35mm slides scanned at once

...comes with a variety of epson photo album software, photoshop elements 2 and silverfast 6 SE. I tried out silverfast 6 having previously used silverfast Ai 5 with my old dedicated scanner and found it to be not as easy to get an acceptable scan. Epson's own software accomplishes the scan adequately and post scanning work can be left to photoshop. Epson's software does not allow specification of film beyond positive/negative/black and white. This ...
...from kodachrome 64 (notoriously difficult to scan). Digital ICE dust and scratch removal works well on small specks and background dust, less well on larger problems like fingerprints or thicker hairs. It was certainly a godsend when scanning some of my father's 30 year old slides. Bear in mind it makes the scanning process much slower if done at high resolution. At lower resolution it does not slow the process so much. The film holders, and white ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent image scanner
Disadvantages: Price

We wanted to scan and save our large collection of 35mm slides. Some of these were old (40 years +) and deteriorating and the projector we used to view them was also on its last legs. A previous attempt to find a slide-friendly scanner was not wholly successful, so we did quite a bit of research to find this Canon. It has been a great success. It scans 12 slides at a time, more than most on the market, and its associated software automatically revives ...
...enhance colours, it also repairs scratches and removes dust and hairs. Some of the revived images have been truly amazing. It can take a while to scan - several minutes per slide - but you don't have to sit and watch it. Let it whirr quietly to itself while you go about your business. Set up and use is very easy. Even if you haven't used a scanner at all before, I would say you could have it working within 15 minutes of taking it out of its box. ... Read review

Advantages: very good quality results
Disadvantages: speed only average for negatives

I used to have a flatbed A4 scanner and a dedicated negative/slide scanner. The flatbed was quite good but obsolete (with some of the supplied software not working correctly even on WIndows Me), and I had a lot of dust problems with the negative scanner. So, I purchased the 9900F to replace both scanners. Connecting the scanner to the PC is straightforward, and the supplied software is quick and easy to instal. The scanner comes with a plastic ...
...negatives from the mail order developer arriving in strips of four plus the first (or last) shot on a separate strip, I have to do two scanning runs per roll of 24 and three for a roll of 26. I find that 36 shots at 800dpi take me a little under an hour when saving in Photoshop is included. The supplied software is easy to use and allows you to adjust brightness, contrast, etc. for each individual shot if needed. You can also select which shots ... Read review