Scanners > IEEE 1394 (Firewire) Scanners

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: high quality scans, large files, robust and intelligently designed.
Disadvantages: None.

The Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED is a brilliantly designed multi- format film scanner aimed at professionals but I would seriously recommend it for anyone passionate about photography. It is a joy to use. It scans 35mm, Medium format 120/220, 6x6, 6x7, 6x9 (cm) and 16mm size films. Excellent results with black and white, colour negative and slide film in all the available above formats. The price for the Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED is around £1800 ...
...around £5000 to £12000 the Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED price is instantly more attractive but what about quality? The Nikon Coolscan produces images that are certainly good enough for professional, commercial and archival uses and fine art exhibiting purposes. If you use Photoshop and have a good or professional printer then the results will be stunning. I've printed 44 inch / 111.8 cm wide and much larger prints from the 6x7 cm medium format film size ... 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: Exceptional Quality of Image, Worth its money
Disadvantages: Takes time to get used to controls.

The Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 ED is a one of the highest quality slide/film scanners around at an affordable price. It scans at a maximum resolution of 4000 dpi (dots per inch; therefore the higher the resolution the better picture quality) and has many features, which we will look at in more detail. I ordered my Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 ED online at WarnersImaging.co.uk. At the time of purchase, which was February 2003, it cost me £958.81 inclusive ...
...unsure ask!) APPEARANCE The Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 ED is primarily silvery grey with a black plastic sliding “door” at the front, which is where the adapters are inserted. The device is very sleek and much smaller than I was expecting it to be. Photos on the internet gave me the impression that it would be the size of a computer tower, but far from it. You can pick the device up with one hand (although I don’t recommend it in case you drop it!) ... Read review