New Epson scanners : V-750M Pro & V-700 Photo

[Ellis Vener]

Ywesterday I saw a preview of the V-750M Pro at PMA 2006 . It won't be in retail channels until early May. In the "flesh" so to speak it looks very solidly made and the film carriers are definitely much improved. You'll be able to scan at least up to 5x7 with the fluid mount tray, possibly two 5x7 at one time.

[Ed Richards]

Photo-I has some scans:

www.photo-i.co.uk/News/Feb06/Epson_V700_scanner.htm

[Kirk Gittings]

I saw the Photo I test. He says that the V scanner out performs the 4990 by a wide margin, but offers no side by side comparisons yet. So this review shws me very little of use yet. Maybe he will expand it.

[Don Miller]

Vincent didn't put up a review on photo-i, just some quick samples from a V-700. I too could not decern how the posted scans demonstrate a better scanner.

Note that the more expensive model, the V-750, comes with better optics that the V-700. The difference is not just an upgraded software package and wet-mount. I'm betting on a microtek killer here, but I've been wrong before.

The two lens spec on these new models is interesting. Perhaps there was a significant tradeoff between speed and resolution.

[tim atherton]

So does it look like the wet mounting WON'T work for 8x10...? bummer

[Ellis Vener]

Tim,
I'm just going from memory and eyeballing the FMT. I could be wrong.