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Scanner Recommendation
Recently, I tried to scan a photo using my cheap Samsung multifunction
laser printer. The photo is a decent quality wedding photo. But the results are quite poor - certainly not as sharp as the original. I also tried with my Canon 40D and the results were similar. The best was with my iphone 6 - but still not that good. So this has got me thinking about a scanner - not just for this, but also a pile of old (30 - 40 years old) 35mm negatives I have, and I'd like to go through them at some point. A bit of research suggest an Epson V550 - it's at the top of my price range, supports Macs, and has the features I'd like. Any thoughts? -- Cheers, Rob |
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In article , RJH wrote:
Recently, I tried to scan a photo using my cheap Samsung multifunction laser printer. The photo is a decent quality wedding photo. But the results are quite poor - certainly not as sharp as the original. I also tried with my Canon 40D and the results were similar. The best was with my iphone 6 - but still not that good. if you're scanning a print, then most scanners should do an excellent job. taking a photo of it generally won't. So this has got me thinking about a scanner - not just for this, but also a pile of old (30 - 40 years old) 35mm negatives I have, and I'd like to go through them at some point. A bit of research suggest an Epson V550 - it's at the top of my price range, supports Macs, and has the features I'd like. Any thoughts? don't use a flatbed for negatives. do it right and get a nikon coolscan. unfortunately, they're not made anymore, so you'll have to look for a used one, but that's fine since people buy them, scan their film and then sell it. there's usually nothing wrong. after you scan everything, you can sell it o the next person, which will make your net cost effectively free (and you might even turn a profit). |
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nospam wrote: In article , RJH wrote: Recently, I tried to scan a photo using my cheap Samsung multifunction laser printer. The photo is a decent quality wedding photo. But the results are quite poor - certainly not as sharp as the original. I also tried with my Canon 40D and the results were similar. The best was with my iphone 6 - but still not that good. if you're scanning a print, then most scanners should do an excellent job. taking a photo of it generally won't. agreed So this has got me thinking about a scanner - not just for this, but also a pile of old (30 - 40 years old) 35mm negatives I have, and I'd like to go through them at some point. A bit of research suggest an Epson V550 - it's at the top of my price range, supports Macs, and has the features I'd like. Any thoughts? don't use a flatbed for negatives. do it right and get a nikon coolscan. coolscans are old and yet expensive now if you want one you should make sure that it works properly out before paying here's a list of dedicated filmscanners that seem to be in your pricerange: http://tinyurl.com/nrev2b5 you can get flatbeds cheap on the auctionsites if you want to try out your "m o" and software. Vuescan from hamrick.com supports lots of elderly scanners including coolscans. there's a list on their site. -- teleportation kills |
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In article , RJH wrote:
Recently, I tried to scan a photo using my cheap Samsung multifunction laser printer. The photo is a decent quality wedding photo. But the results are quite poor - certainly not as sharp as the original. I also tried with my Canon 40D and the results were similar. The best was with my iphone 6 - but still not that good. So this has got me thinking about a scanner - not just for this, but also a pile of old (30 - 40 years old) 35mm negatives I have, and I'd like to go through them at some point. A bit of research suggest an Epson V550 - it's at the top of my price range, supports Macs, and has the features I'd like. Any thoughts? I have the Epson V750 Pro and I love it. It has film holders for 35 mm negatives and slides, medium format and 4x5 as well as a 8x10 film area guide. It's awesome, and with dual lenses have a maximum resolution of 6400 DPI. Fully supported by Macs. -- Sandman |
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In article , nospam wrote:
RJH: Recently, I tried to scan a photo using my cheap Samsung multifunction laser printer. The photo is a decent quality wedding photo. But the results are quite poor - certainly not as sharp as the original. I also tried with my Canon 40D and the results were similar. The best was with my iphone 6 - but still not that good. if you're scanning a print, then most scanners should do an excellent job. taking a photo of it generally won't. RJH: So this has got me thinking about a scanner - not just for this, but also a pile of old (30 - 40 years old) 35mm negatives I have, and I'd like to go through them at some point. A bit of research suggest an Epson V550 - it's at the top of my price range, supports Macs, and has the features I'd like. Any thoughts? don't use a flatbed for negatives. do it right and get a nikon coolscan. unfortunately, they're not made anymore, so you'll have to look for a used one, but that's fine since people buy them, scan their film and then sell it. there's usually nothing wrong. Well, the Coolscan scans negatives and slides, and he tried to "scan" a photo. I don't know if it was a negative/slide but probably not, so the Coolscan wouldn't help here. For scanning developed photos, he needs a flatbed, and the Epson ones are amazingly good. -- Sandman |
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On 11/08/2015 08:32, Sandman wrote:
In article , nospam wrote: RJH: Recently, I tried to scan a photo using my cheap Samsung multifunction laser printer. The photo is a decent quality wedding photo. But the results are quite poor - certainly not as sharp as the original. I also tried with my Canon 40D and the results were similar. The best was with my iphone 6 - but still not that good. if you're scanning a print, then most scanners should do an excellent job. taking a photo of it generally won't. RJH: So this has got me thinking about a scanner - not just for this, but also a pile of old (30 - 40 years old) 35mm negatives I have, and I'd like to go through them at some point. A bit of research suggest an Epson V550 - it's at the top of my price range, supports Macs, and has the features I'd like. Any thoughts? don't use a flatbed for negatives. do it right and get a nikon coolscan. unfortunately, they're not made anymore, so you'll have to look for a used one, but that's fine since people buy them, scan their film and then sell it. there's usually nothing wrong. It does seem to be quite a high risk endeavour, and the UK ebay returns don't look that encouraging. Scanning negatives is more of an added bonus - if I found any I really liked, then maybe I'd look for a better solution Well, the Coolscan scans negatives and slides, and he tried to "scan" a photo. I don't know if it was a negative/slide but probably not, so the Coolscan wouldn't help here. For scanning developed photos, he needs a flatbed, and the Epson ones are amazingly good. It's a wedding photo - about 10" square print taken by a professional, so reasonable quality. Noted your enthusiasm for the V750, but a bit beyond my means! -- Cheers, Rob |
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wrote: On 11/08/2015 08:32, Sandman wrote: In article , nospam wrote: RJH: Recently, I tried to scan a photo using my cheap Samsung multifunction laser printer. The photo is a decent quality wedding photo. But the results are quite poor - certainly not as sharp as the original. I also tried with my Canon 40D and the results were similar. The best was with my iphone 6 - but still not that good. if you're scanning a print, then most scanners should do an excellent job. taking a photo of it generally won't. RJH: So this has got me thinking about a scanner - not just for this, but also a pile of old (30 - 40 years old) 35mm negatives I have, and I'd like to go through them at some point. A bit of research suggest an Epson V550 - it's at the top of my price range, supports Macs, and has the features I'd like. Any thoughts? don't use a flatbed for negatives. do it right and get a nikon coolscan. unfortunately, they're not made anymore, so you'll have to look for a used one, but that's fine since people buy them, scan their film and then sell it. there's usually nothing wrong. It does seem to be quite a high risk endeavour, and the UK ebay returns don't look that encouraging. Scanning negatives is more of an added bonus - if I found any I really liked, then maybe I'd look for a better solution Well, the Coolscan scans negatives and slides, and he tried to "scan" a photo. I don't know if it was a negative/slide but probably not, so the Coolscan wouldn't help here. For scanning developed photos, he needs a flatbed, and the Epson ones are amazingly good. It's a wedding photo - about 10" square print taken by a professional, so reasonable quality. Noted your enthusiasm for the V750, but a bit beyond my means! If it's only one print, but of quality and high sentimental value then your best bet probably find a professional service in your area. -- teleportation kills |
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In article , RJH wrote:
Sandman: Well, the Coolscan scans negatives and slides, and he tried to "scan" a photo. I don't know if it was a negative/slide but probably not, so the Coolscan wouldn't help here. For scanning developed photos, he needs a flatbed, and the Epson ones are amazingly good. It's a wedding photo - about 10" square print taken by a professional, so reasonable quality. Noted your enthusiasm for the V750, but a bit beyond my means! Few flatbed scanners takes a 10" (254 mm) square, and certainly not the Epson V550, which is A4 sized (216x297 mm). You need a A3 scanner (297mm x 434mm), and then prices will rise accordingly. lus, few A3 scanners are good photo scanners. Most are document and/or book scanners. -- Sandman |
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On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 02:48:15 -0400, nospam
wrote: In article , RJH wrote: Recently, I tried to scan a photo using my cheap Samsung multifunction laser printer. The photo is a decent quality wedding photo. But the results are quite poor - certainly not as sharp as the original. I also tried with my Canon 40D and the results were similar. The best was with my iphone 6 - but still not that good. if you're scanning a print, then most scanners should do an excellent job. taking a photo of it generally won't. So this has got me thinking about a scanner - not just for this, but also a pile of old (30 - 40 years old) 35mm negatives I have, and I'd like to go through them at some point. A bit of research suggest an Epson V550 - it's at the top of my price range, supports Macs, and has the features I'd like. Any thoughts? don't use a flatbed for negatives. do it right and get a nikon coolscan. My Epson flat bed V700 seems to do OK for negatives, not that I've used it very much. unfortunately, they're not made anymore, so you'll have to look for a used one, but that's fine since people buy them, scan their film and then sell it. there's usually nothing wrong. after you scan everything, you can sell it o the next person, which will make your net cost effectively free (and you might even turn a profit). -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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In article , RJH wrote:
RJH: Recently, I tried to scan a photo using my cheap Samsung multifunction laser printer. The photo is a decent quality wedding photo. But the results are quite poor - certainly not as sharp as the original. I also tried with my Canon 40D and the results were similar. The best was with my iphone 6 - but still not that good. snip It's a wedding photo - about 10" square print taken by a professional, so reasonable quality. Noted your enthusiasm for the V750, but a bit beyond my means! If you don't have much scanning needs, I would give the Canon route another go. Use some DIY rig to mount the camera very still and pointed directly down. Use a pane of glass over the photo to make it perfectly flat and put it under the camera. Something like this: http://i.embed.ly/1/display/resize? key=1e6a1a1efdb011df84894040444cdc60&url=http%3A%2 F%2Fwww.dpbestflow.org%2Fsites% 2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F%2Fuploaded_images%2Fcopystand .jpg Make sure there is no glare in the glass and/or photo (the lights in the image might be placed a bit too tight actually) and you'll do fine. -- Sandman |
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