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

[fred arnold]

It's often good to be a procastinating photographer. I'm sure my 203mm Ektar took a much smaller bite out of my budget than it did to its first owner back in '47.

[Ralph Barker]

Procrastination is often beneficial, but the key is still timing. ;-)

The specs on the Epson site indicate it will handle up to 8x10.

I, too, will be interested in reading Ellis' review of the V-750M pro.

[Tom Westbrook]

In the past they've discounted current scanners/printers before announcing replacement versions. They haven't done that with the 4990. Maybe they don't see this so much as a replacement as a new offering, given the $799.99 asking price (hey, it's less the $800, no?).

I'll actually be happy with the 4990 for a while, since all I do at the moment is put stuff on the web or produce small prints on my R800. Don't see a need for higher rez at this point. That's assuming there aren't some compelling enhancements.

[Kirk Gittings]

Another public notice.

http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/02/22/perfection/index.php

I for one did not see this coming. I thought that we were at the end of the profit curve for film scanner r&d. These look very promising.
Kirk

[Ted Harris]

Everything that everybody else said with one caveat, I will believe the resolution when I have tested it and resolution is far from everything you need for a quality scan. I will keep my fingers crossed that we are not reading marketing hype and that it is a real leap forward. As most know, we are working on an article for View Camera now that will include the i800, 1800f and 1000XL. I will see if I can get one of these to test in the next month so that it can be included in comparisons.

[Emre Yildirim]

Oh great, now Epson is claiming 6400 dpi resolution, as if the 4800 figure wasn't accurate enough. I seriously doubt that we will see much improvement from the 4990 (looking at the previous trends), but I REALLY REALLY hope that these scanners have at least 3200 true optical resolution. I don't care so much about wet mounting, since I usually have to sharpen the scan afterwards anyway.

Does anyone know if these new scanners use fixed lenses? It'd be interesting if someone could test them against the 4990 and the 1800f.

[Ken Lee]

"we are working on an article for View Camera now that will include the i800, 1800f and 1000X"



Any interest in the 2500f ?

[Eric Brody]

Ted, can you tell us when the View Camera article will be published?

Thanks.

[David Karp]

Thanks Ellis.

[Ted Harris]

Eric, the May-June issue