I know this has been rehashed to death, and that everybody has an opinion but nobody can really provide a definitive answer, but I was all set to buy a V750 (after considering the 4990 for quite awhile) and then I got thinking about other brand options and looked into the i900. I'm not sure about the specs (I think the nominal resolution is lower) but what sounded appealing was the direct emulsion scan. I'm not sure I'd want to mess with fluid mounting, so I'd be doing dry scans on the V750. Would I be better off with the i900 because of this glass-less scanning capability?
Also, how does the output of a scanner like this compare to something like an 8 megapixel digital SLR? I've taken decent photographs of my negatives with a canon 350D / rebel XT on a makeshift lightbox setup, but I want more tonal detail and resolution for big prints. Will any flatbed give this to me?
The price isn't a big concern (though I can't afford anything more than one of these V750-range consumer flatbeds - I don't mind paying $200 more or less).
I'll be mostly scanning B&W negatives right now, but I think I'm going to start shooting more velvia transparencies (which I've heard can suffer from poor shadow detail in scans, though I have no feeling for how bad this actually is in practice).
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