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Microtek i700
Looking for feedback on the Microtek i700 scanner. It has digital ICE
for FILM, unlike the i900. The specs look pretty good. I'm going to buy a flatbed to scan my 645s in the next few months. It looks like I'll have several good choices, the 4870 (or the next model), the Canon 9950F, or the Microtek i700. I havent been able to find any reviews or even any mentions of the i700. Any comments about this scanner. It seems to sell for less than $350 which makes it appealing. You can see it he http://www.microtekusa.com/smi700.html Thanks! |
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Craig Schroeder wrote: I've been on the same mission of finding an affordable medium format capable scanner. I keep running into comments about Microtek software being unstable and buggy. Along with this, I only seem to see negative comments regarding their customer service and support. I'm leaning toward the 9950F or 4870. Like you, I've found a very limited amount of solid information on real-life performance and behavior on this type of scanner. Maybe someone can chime in and enlighten us? Any good links to info? Just bought the Artix scan 120tf, have had it since Monday I called Microtek and was helped right away, no issues. The scan wizard is a little weird, but it may just be I need more time to assimulate the info. I also have been using the scanner with Silverfast Ai, which works better. The software that can which it needed an update to work with my current OSX version. I was able to download that from the repective websites. You might check the Shutterbug website thats where I read about my scanner. Once I get proficant at my process I'll post some scans. -- LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918 |
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Recently, Gregory W Blank posted:
In article , Craig Schroeder wrote: I've been on the same mission of finding an affordable medium format capable scanner. I keep running into comments about Microtek software being unstable and buggy. Along with this, I only seem to see negative comments regarding their customer service and support. I'm leaning toward the 9950F or 4870. Like you, I've found a very limited amount of solid information on real-life performance and behavior on this type of scanner. Maybe someone can chime in and enlighten us? Any good links to info? Just bought the Artix scan 120tf, have had it since Monday I called Microtek and was helped right away, no issues. The scan wizard is a little weird, but it may just be I need more time to assimulate the info. I also have been using the scanner with Silverfast Ai, which works better. The software that can which it needed an update to work with my current OSX version. I was able to download that from the repective websites. There is a distinct difference between the ArtixScan line and Microtek's consumer line of scanners, both in performance and in support. I've found that the ArtixScan flatbeds are quite a bit better in terms of color rendition than their consumer line, and the ScanWizard software is decent. That said, I think it's also worth taking a look at VueScan Pro (Ed Hamrick's software), which is better at some things than ScanWizard. While I don't own the 120tf, I would expect its performance to be quite good, able to render results as good as any other 4,000 dpi "pro-sumer" unit. Regards, Neil |
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I'm leaning toward the 9950F or 4870. Like you, I've found a very limited amount of solid information on real-life performance and behavior on this type of scanner. Maybe someone can chime in and enlighten us? Any good links to info? There is lots of information about the 4870/3200/3170/4180 series on the net. Go to archives of comp.periphs.scanners and www.photo.net. You will find lots of pro and con comments on these scanners. Doug --- The "MF Film Holder" allowing batch scanning of "strips" of 120/220 film on flatbed scanners: http://home.earthlink.net/~dougfishe...mainintro.html |
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Microtek i700
RO wrote:
Looking for feedback on the Microtek i700 scanner. It has digital ICE for FILM, unlike the i900. The specs look pretty good. I'm going to buy a flatbed to scan my 645s in the next few months. It looks like I'll have several good choices, the 4870 (or the next model), the Canon 9950F, or the Microtek i700. I havent been able to find any reviews or even any mentions of the i700. Any comments about this scanner. It seems to sell for less than $350 which makes it appealing. You can see it he http://www.microtekusa.com/smi700.html Thanks! I have my experience of this scanner, but regularly scan 6x4.5, 6x6, and 6x7 on my Epson V700 without issue as this has a lamp in the lid that projects light through the neg'/transparency onto the sensor, the film holders included with the V700 cover 120 formats 35mm, and 4X5 sheet formats. I have used Microtek products in the past and they have always given good results. Rob. |
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Microtek i700
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Rob B wrote: I have used Microtek products in the past and they have always given good results. Rob. Hasn't Microtek recently gone out of the consumer scanner business? That wouldn't give me any encouragement about future support for their products. But if I'm wrong, please correct me. -- Charles Hohenstein (to reply, remove Gene Robinson) "The sad huddle of affluent bedwetters, thumbsuckers, treehuggers, social*climbers, homophiles, quavery ladies, and chronic petition signers that*makes up the current Episcopal Church . . ." -‹Thomas Lipscomb |
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Microtek i700
Charles Hohenstein wrote:
In article , Rob B wrote: I have used Microtek products in the past and they have always given good results. Rob. Hasn't Microtek recently gone out of the consumer scanner business? That wouldn't give me any encouragement about future support for their products. But if I'm wrong, please correct me. You are right, if my updated newsreader (Thunderbird 2.0.0.19) had displayed the dates correctly (a reboot sorted that) I would not have bothered replying. Rob. |
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